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Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus)
Photo#130828
Copyright © 2005
Bill Morgenstern
Damselfly -
Lestes disjunctus
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Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
July 4, 2005
Contributed by
Bill Morgenstern
on 26 July, 2007 - 12:47am
Last updated 26 July, 2007 - 4:27pm
Moved
Moved from
Eastern Forktail
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Bill Morgenstern
, 26 July, 2007 - 4:27pm
Moved
Moved from
Dragonflies
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Bill Morgenstern
, 26 July, 2007 - 11:57am
Move
How do I move this image to Damselflies (Zygoptera)?
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Bill Morgenstern
, 26 July, 2007 - 8:11am
HI Bill,
Just click on TAG and the image should appear in the upper left. Then go to Damselflies using search or taxonomy and click on IMAGES. You should see MOVE TAGGED IMAGE. Click once more and you're done! We would suggest moving this all the way to genus Lestes. It looks like a female Lestes and maybe someone will chime in and tell you which one.
PS: We thought about you as we left Wolf Ridge and drove to Finland. We stopped just before the Baptism River crossing on Route 6 because we saw turtlehead out the window. When we looked around we found dozens of Purple Fringed Orchids in glorious full bloom on both sides of the road!
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john and jane balaban
, 26 July, 2007 - 11:37am
Wondering
Hi John,
After looking at several images from Lake County, I'm wondering if this really is a Lestes female with wings held against the body. Except for the wings it looks very much like a northern spreadwing female from this past weekend.
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Bill Morgenstern
, 26 July, 2007 - 2:56pm
Yes, we would agree.
And the best part is that you can just Tag it and Move it again!
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john and jane balaban
, 26 July, 2007 - 4:13pm
Thanks
Hey John, thanks for the help with this. Actually I think this is a female Eastern Forktail not Lestes. I've seen the orchids there before but missed them this time. Hope your drive home was nice.
Cheers - Bill
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Bill Morgenstern
, 26 July, 2007 - 11:48am