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Amybe a Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros - female
Copyright © 2015 Carol Clemens

Amybe a Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros - Female
Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
August 16, 2015
Size: at least 3 inches
After checking the guide, I think this is a Swamp Darner but I also considered a Regal Darner. I believe she was placing eggs in a tree in one of the shots.

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Amybe a Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros - female Amybe a Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros - female Amybe a Swamp Darner - Epiaeschna heros - female
Contributed by Carol Clemens on 16 August, 2015 - 3:24pm
Last updated 30 August, 2015 - 11:55pm

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