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Spreadwing Damselflies ? - female
Copyright © 2009 Chuck Gardner

Spreadwing Damselflies ? - Female
Eugene, Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, Lane County, Oregon, USA
May 26, 2009
Size: 1.25 inches
I took this Spreadwing cannibalizing another one (?) at Fern Ridge Lake Wildlife Area, Lane County, Oregon. It was biting the head off of another one and eating it. I never saw anything like it before

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Spreadwing Damselflies ? - female Spreadwing Damselflies ? - male
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Contributed by Chuck Gardner on 27 May, 2009 - 11:42am
Last updated 12 June, 2009 - 10:01am

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 12 June, 2009 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

hungry gal
The eater is a spreadwing (but it's a female, note the big ovipositor). Not sure I want to attempt a species ID from this angle.
The victim looks more like a bluet (Enallagma) to me and I'd guess that it's Tule (E. carunculatum) although I'm far from certain.
… Jason Forbes, 27 May, 2009 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

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