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pale snaketail dragonfly - Ophiogomphus severus - female
Copyright © 2006 Andrew Williams

pale snaketail dragonfly - Ophiogomphus severus - Female
Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 11, 2006
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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 10 August, 2009 - 6:10pm
Last updated 11 August, 2009 - 8:40am

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… Andrew Williams, 11 August, 2009 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

Ophiogomphus severus (female)
Pale Snaketail


NICE FIND!
… William Edwards, 10 August, 2009 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the help
There was a place I used to see these a lot. Usually on the ground though, like the example pic you posted. They seem to like it on bare dirt patches.
… Andrew Williams, 11 August, 2009 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

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