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Elegant Spreadwing - Lestes inaequalis

Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 5, 2008
Size: 35mm

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Elegant Spreadwing - Lestes inaequalis

Contributed by tom murray on 7 April, 2008 - 3:24am
Last updated 11 June, 2008 - 6:44pm

Moved

Moved from Lestes.

… tom murray, 11 June, 2008 - 6:43pm

Lestes inaequalis

Finally made time to look at it - keys out very quickly. This is clearly the same species as the one you brought me.

… Donald S. Chandler, 11 June, 2008 - 5:50pm

Thanks Don

That labium really does stick out.

… tom murray, 7 April, 2008 - 6:57pm

If you

still have it, pop it in the pot for me and I will be able to identify. You must get a dorsal view of the abdomen to get far in the key.

… Donald S. Chandler, 7 April, 2008 - 6:58pm

It's gone

I'll catch another one, and save it for you after I photograph it.

… tom murray, 7 April, 2008 - 7:05pm

Lestes sp.

Yes. The long and very visible folded labium is a give-away.

… Donald S. Chandler, 7 April, 2008 - 6:44pm

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