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Dragonfly - Plathemis lydia - male
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Dragonfly - Plathemis lydia - Male
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
May 6, 2006
Scanning the guide suggests Plathemis lydia and this would be a male?
Contributed by Steve Scott on 11 May, 2006 - 7:11pm
Last updated 12 May, 2006 - 6:42pm

comman skimmer
comman skimmer
white tail thats the species name
DSECILMIS
… Deniz Secilmis, 11 May, 2006 - 7:40pm

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