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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Meadowhawks (Sympetrum) » Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
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Sympetrum? - Sympetrum vicinum - female
Copyright © 2014 stan gilliam

Sympetrum? - Sympetrum vicinum - Female
Reidsville, Wolf Creek Prairie, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
October 11, 2014
Size: 33mm
Maybe Autumn Meadowhawk.
Found dead on hood of my car.
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Contributed by stan gilliam on 12 October, 2014 - 7:55pm
Last updated 13 October, 2014 - 1:37pm

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… stan gilliam, 13 October, 2014 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

Armed
The large blade under the abdomen is consistent with female Sympetrum vicinum.
… John F. Carr, 13 October, 2014 - 7:53am login or register to post comments

13 inches long
congrats. you've found a new species :-)
… Larry de March, 12 October, 2014 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Nobody loves a sm...a...!
Thanks, Larry. Error corrected.
… stan gilliam, 12 October, 2014 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

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