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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Common Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Setwings (Dythemis) » Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox)
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Swift Setwing - Dythemis velox
Copyright © 2006 Jason Penney

Swift Setwing - Dythemis velox
Leakey, Texas, Real County, Texas, USA
July 23, 2006
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Contributed by Jason Penney on 23 July, 2006 - 10:09pm
Last updated 26 September, 2006 - 3:48pm

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… Jason Penney, 26 September, 2006 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 26 September, 2006 - 2:03pm login or register to post comments

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Wings and brown at top of head look OK for Swift. Thoracic pattern doesn't quite fit. Also Swift supposedly lacks pale lateral streaks on abdomen, which yours has.
Looks like a male with parasitic mites.
… Tony-2, 24 July, 2006 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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