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MARTHA'S PENNANT - BLACK SADDLEBAGS? - Tramea lacerata
Copyright © 2005 jeff lubchansky

MARTHA'S PENNANT - BLACK SADDLEBAGS? - Tramea lacerata
freehold twp, monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
August 13, 2005
Size: large
found dead in the water.
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Contributed by jeff lubchansky on 14 August, 2005 - 5:24pm
Last updated 9 September, 2005 - 4:41pm

Black Saddlebags
Based on the amount of color in the wings and the yellow spots on the abdomen I think Black Saddlebags. Martha's Pennant has much smaller dark patches in the wings.
… Lois Stacey, 14 August, 2005 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

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