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BG901 373b5 - Libellula auripennis - female

BG901 373b5 - Libellula auripennis - Female
Hwy 118, 2.1 mi. W Mink, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
June 5, 2004
Size: body length 54 mm.
Comparision with the similiar Libellula needhami: Note the clean diagonal separation of the pale area of the thorax from the more forward dark brown area. On L. needhami the pale area would extend into the lower part of the brown area.
Also note the black hind tibia. On L. needhami the hind tibia is brown.

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BG901 373b5 - Libellula auripennis - female BG901 373b5 - Libellula auripennis - female BG901 373b5 - Libellula auripennis - female