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Dragonfly - Sympetrum illotum
Copyright © 2015 Charles Nafziger

Dragonfly - Sympetrum illotum
in a rural area north of Bow, Skagit County, Washington, USA
June 14, 2015
I think this is a meadowhawk, but I do not know what kind. Every summer, I get several bright red dragonfly species around my pond. This is the first this year.

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Contributed by Charles Nafziger on 15 June, 2015 - 2:59am
Last updated 31 December, 2015 - 9:52pm

Moved
Moved from Meadowhawks.
… Jim Johnson, 31 December, 2015 - 9:52pm

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… John S. Ascher, 7 July, 2015 - 10:48am

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