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Aurora Damsel - Chromagrion conditum - male
Copyright © 2005 Mike Boone

Aurora Damsel - Chromagrion conditum - Male
Neebish Island, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA
June 27, 2005
Found along dirt road, not far from swamp and open water.

Another damselfly. A spreadwing?
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Contributed by Mike Boone on 10 September, 2005 - 8:06am

Aurora Damsel
This is the Aurora Damsel, Chromagrion conditum. Males and females both have the little yellow patch on the thorax.

It can be a confusing species because they do sometimes hold their wings partly open like a spreadwing.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
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