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Genus Plathemis - Whitetails


Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - male Dragonfly, unknown for ID - Plathemis lydia - male 8 Spots - Plathemis lydia - male Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - male Common Whitetail, male - Plathemis lydia - male Twelve-spotted Skimmer Female? No - - Plathemis lydia - female Female Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - female Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - female Male or female Libellula forensis? - Plathemis lydia - female Dragonfly - Plathemis lydia - female

Desert Whitetail - male - Plathemis subornata - male Possible Hybrid - 8 Spotted Skimmer - Plathemis subornata - male Desert Whitetail - Plathemis subornata Plathemis subornata? - Plathemis subornata Plathemis subornata - male Desert Whitetail - Plathemis subornata - female Desert Whitetail_Plathemis subornata - Plathemis subornata - female Desert whitetail - Plathemis subornata