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Claret PondHawk Erythemis mithroides - Erythemis mithroides - male
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Claret PondHawk Erythemis mithroides - Erythemis mithroides - Male
Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
May 1, 2004
Found on the Chachalaca Trail in Santa Ana NWR. This is the first record for the U.S., and since 2007 it has been found almost annually at various locations in Hidalgo and Cameron Counties.

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Claret PondHawk Erythemis mithroides - Erythemis mithroides - male Claret PondHawk Erythemis mithroides - Erythemis mithroides - male
Contributed by MReid on 21 February, 2019 - 8:34pm

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