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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Whitetails (Plathemis) » Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
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Brown dragonfly with spotted wings - Plathemis lydia
Copyright © 2009 Maryv

Brown dragonfly with spotted wings - Plathemis lydia
Evansville, Indiana, USA
July 20, 2009
This may be the female of the blue dragonfly that I posted with the spotted wings. They were at the same place.
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Contributed by Maryv on 20 July, 2009 - 3:43pm
Last updated 16 August, 2009 - 9:53pm

Moved
Moved from Skimmers.
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yes
Female whitetail.
… Jason Forbes, 20 July, 2009 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Is it a Common Whitetail fema
Is it a Common Whitetail female? I didn't see any males around.
… Maryv, 20 July, 2009 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

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