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California Dragon 7 - Anax junius - female
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

California Dragon 7 - Anax junius - Female
UCI Arboretum, Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
September 16, 2006
Size: Large
Looked wet, "like a fish out of water". Flew high but not well. Juvenile Green Darner maybe?
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 19 September, 2006 - 4:45pm
Last updated 19 September, 2006 - 11:02pm

Yep
Young, probably semi-teneral female.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 19 September, 2006 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah, another new term.
Semi-teneral now joins the vocabulary/ID arsenal. Thanks, Cliff. I figured this out from the size and presence of adults in the area, but really wasn't very sure.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 September, 2006 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Hehe
Glad you like "semi-teneral." Unless I heard it from someone else and don't remember, I may have made it up, so fair warning. I think a bug is still considered "teneral" until the exoskeleton and wings are fully hardened. I just use "semi-teneral" to denote a bug with essentially full color, that can fly, but still has the wet-wing look.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 20 September, 2006 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

 
At one time or another, every word was made up.
Ah, another linguist among us, Chuck Entz being the first.

Maybe a copyright is in order?
… Ron Hemberger, 20 September, 2006 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

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