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Eastern Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum semicinctum)
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Copyright © 2007
John Wolff
Small yellow dragonfly -
Sympetrum semicinctum
Cross River, NY, Westchester County, New York, USA
June 30, 2006
Size: 1 inch to 1.5 inch small
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Contributed by
John Wolff
on 30 June, 2007 - 8:49am
Last updated 30 November, 2008 - 9:43pm
Moved
Moved from
Band-winged Meadowhawk
.
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john and jane balaban
, 30 November, 2008 - 9:43pm
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Moved
Moved from
Dragonflies
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john and jane balaban
, 28 July, 2007 - 9:15pm
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Band-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum, female. And definitely teneral.
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June Tveekrem
, 1 July, 2007 - 7:18pm
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Probably a teneral
Based on the very "glossy" look of the wings, I think this is a newly emerged (teneral) dragonfly. Tenerals are sometimes hard to ID based on incomplete coloration, etc. Just based on size I would start looking amongst the amberwing and/or pennant genera.
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Tom Springer III
, 30 June, 2007 - 6:04pm
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