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Autumn Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum
Copyright © 2008 Patricia Hankey

Autumn Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
July 27, 2008

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Contributed by Patricia Hankey on 27 July, 2008 - 11:49am
Last updated 18 November, 2008 - 3:43pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Nick Block, 18 November, 2008 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

How do you know
that this is not, for example, S. rubicundulum? We have not seen any reliable way to identify these to species from an image. Do you have some new knowledge for us, or did you examine it with a handlens when you had it?

With those very yellow legs, we would think this to be S. vicinum. Although July is early, it is not unreasonable for them to be out already.
… john and jane balaban, 27 July, 2008 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

 
agree with vicinum
Don't think others show legs like that unless they just (within hours) emerged. I found my first ones yesterday here, so it's possible they're out at slightly more northern latitudes.
… Jason Forbes, 27 July, 2008 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

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