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Dragonfly ID Request - Neurocordulia molesta
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Dragonfly ID Request - Neurocordulia molesta
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
May 29, 2018
Mississippi River bank
Contributed by Apietsch on 29 May, 2018 - 12:26pm
Last updated 29 April, 2020 - 6:58pm

Moved
Teneral male Smoky Shadowdragon. Note the spots just below the leading edge of the wings.
… Dan Jackson, 29 April, 2020 - 6:58pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Ken Allison, 9 August, 2018 - 4:34pm

Corduliidae
Very immature (teneral) but looks like an emerald of some kind.
… Ken Allison, 24 July, 2018 - 6:11pm

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