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Red-tipped Swampdamsel Leptobasis vacillans - Leptobasis vacillans - male

Red-tipped Swampdamsel Leptobasis vacillans - Leptobasis vacillans - Male
Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
May 28, 2009
The first of a number of individuals of this taxon was found on this date by John Abbott at Santa Ana NWR - this individuals was the 4th or 5th one found. The population persisted until early September, but none have seen found in the U.S. since then (up until at least Feb 2018).

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