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Flag-tailed Spinyleg eating butterfly - Dromogomphus spoliatus
Copyright © 2006 rpsjms

Flag-tailed Spinyleg eating butterfly - Dromogomphus spoliatus
Hagerman Wild Life Refuge, Grayson County, Texas, USA
June 6, 2006
Thanks for the great information.
I have corrected the name of the Dragonfly.
Wondering what butterfly this might be.
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Contributed by rpsjms on 15 June, 2006 - 3:48pm
Last updated 4 July, 2006 - 8:25am

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to guide page.
… Lynette Schimming, 4 July, 2006 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

Should be Flag-tailed Spinyleg
Dromogomphus spoliatus, with those rings on the abdomen
… Cliff Bernzweig, 15 June, 2006 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Flag-tailed Spinyleg
Thanks for the information.
Learning about Dragonflies is turning into a great adventure.
… rpsjms, 16 June, 2006 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

Dragon
Looks like a Dromogomphus species and not a Dragonhunter. And the butterfly is a Junonia. Whether it is everete or coenia in your countryside, I can't say from the shot but it looks very dark.
… Herschel Raney, 15 June, 2006 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank you so much for the information.
I will double check the Dragonfly.
… rpsjms, 15 June, 2006 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

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