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Thought I had a new new (for me) dragonfly, but.... - Tramea lacerata
Copyright © 2009 John Hartgerink

Thought I had a new new (for me) dragonfly, but.... - Tramea lacerata
Baton Rouge - BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
October 20, 2009
I thought I had found a new dragonfly, but now looking thru the BugGuide files I see that is likely an old friend (Tramea lacerata - Black Saddlebags) in different clothes than I have seen before.
Usually the ones I have seen have:
Very little gold on body
Much deeper purple body - almost black
Much deeper purple eyes - almost black

Why so different?
Different sex?
End of the season special on wardrobe?
Just different because?

John

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Thought I had a new new (for me) dragonfly, but.... - Tramea lacerata Thought I had a new new (for me) dragonfly, but.... - Tramea lacerata Thought I had a new new (for me) dragonfly, but.... - Tramea lacerata Thought I had a new new (for me) dragonfly, but.... - Tramea lacerata
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Contributed by John Hartgerink on 20 October, 2009 - 5:46pm
Last updated 21 October, 2009 - 9:00am

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