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A red skimmer? - Sympetrum semicinctum
Copyright © 2009 Diane Wilson

A red skimmer? - Sympetrum semicinctum
Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
August 17, 2009
Size: abt. 2 in. long
Contributed by Diane Wilson on 18 August, 2009 - 2:53pm
Last updated 18 August, 2009 - 7:17pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2009 - 7:17pm

Sympetrum semicinctum
This is a Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)
… Paul Bedell, 18 August, 2009 - 4:16pm

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