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Pale Snaketail Dragonfly - Ophiogomphus severus
Copyright © 2006 Mark Edward Honstein

Pale Snaketail Dragonfly - Ophiogomphus severus
Loveland / Big Thompson Canyon, Larimer / Rocky Mountain National Forest County, Colorado, USA
August 11, 2006
Size: 2 inches long
Small beautiful dragonfly, posed patiently, but what kind is it?

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Pale Snaketail Dragonfly - Ophiogomphus severus Pale Snaketail Dragonfly - Ophiogomphus severus
Contributed by Mark Edward Honstein on 11 August, 2006 - 9:55pm
Last updated 15 August, 2006 - 11:51am

Moved....
...to guide page for species
… E Moon, 14 August, 2006 - 7:45pm

Looks like Pale Snaketail
Ophiogomphus severus
… Cliff Bernzweig, 11 August, 2006 - 10:51pm

 
Thanks
Thanks to E Moon and Cliff Bernzweig for ident.
… Mark Edward Honstein, 15 August, 2006 - 11:50am

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