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Ode larva - Libellula incesta
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

Ode larva - Libellula incesta
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
February 13, 2009
Size: 22mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 13 February, 2009 - 7:10pm
Last updated 12 April, 2009 - 9:20am

Moved
Moved from Libellula.
… tom murray, 12 April, 2009 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

Tim
Thanks for keying this to genus. I'll try to rear it to see what species it is.
… tom murray, 13 February, 2009 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

Libellula
based on the structure of the labial prementum-notice that the anterior margins are straight on each side of a faint/imaginary median line (so it looks like it forms a right angle). Also, the bases of the spine-like setae along the margins (sort of look like stitches) are not set in notches.

Keyed this from Merrit and Cummins (An Intro to the Aquatic Insects of North America).
… Tim Loh, 13 February, 2009 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

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