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Pale Snaketail - Ophiogomphus severus
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Pale Snaketail - Ophiogomphus severus
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 9, 2005
Size: 48mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 20 July, 2005 - 11:18pm
Last updated 5 November, 2006 - 11:12pm

Identified as Pale Snaketail
by Dennis Paulson. I got an email from Mr. Paulson, saying he's looking for photos for a field guide to western odonates that he's writing, and he corrected my misidentification of Brimstone Clubtail.
… tom murray, 22 February, 2006 - 9:58pm

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