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Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - female
Copyright © 2009 Sharon and Bill Harris

Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - Female
Springfield, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
June 4, 2009
Found in a rose bush in the late evening about 8:45 pm.

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Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - female Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - female Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - female
Contributed by Sharon and Bill Harris on 23 June, 2009 - 2:31am

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