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Unkown Dragonfly - Lestes
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Unkown Dragonfly - Lestes
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
September 11, 2008
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Contributed by 06Honda on 11 September, 2008 - 2:20pm
Last updated 29 November, 2008 - 6:25pm

Moved
Moved from Spreadwings.
… Nick Block, 29 November, 2008 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

Spreadwing damselfly
The slender body, widely separated eyes, and partially closed wings tell you it's a damselfly. And the open wings tell you it's in the family Lestidae (in this country anyway.).
… Richard C. Hoyer, 11 September, 2008 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks Richard, much appreciated.
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