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Unidentified dragonfly - Sympetrum vicinum
Copyright © 2007 John F. Carr

Unidentified dragonfly - Sympetrum vicinum
Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
July 24, 2007
I can't find a match for the colors in my guide. Note the white stigmata. If that bulge on the bottom of the abdomen is real and not a shadow this could be female Sympetrum vicinum except that the stigmata of that species are red.

Found near a pond.
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Contributed by John F. Carr on 7 January, 2008 - 10:20am
Last updated 5 July, 2008 - 2:04pm

Moved
Moved from Meadowhawks.
… john and jane balaban, 5 July, 2008 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

It's a
teneral, that is probably why the stigmas are white. Looks like it could be S. vicinum female.
… Howell Curtis, 7 January, 2008 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

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