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Small Damselfly - Ischnura hastata - female
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Small Damselfly - Ischnura hastata - Female
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
May 1, 2019
Small orange/red damselfly in weedy field. Very difficult to track and autofocus would not pick up.

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Small Damselfly - Ischnura hastata - female Small Damselfly - Ischnura hastata - female Small Damselfly - Ischnura hastata - female
Contributed by Dan Davison on 1 May, 2019 - 11:17pm
Last updated 17 May, 2019 - 9:18am

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… William Edwards, 17 May, 2019 - 9:17am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 May, 2019 - 8:02am

Citrine Damselfly?
Possibly citrine damselfly? but flash seemed to wash out the color a little. Difficult to photograph and track when it moved.
… Dan Davison, 1 May, 2019 - 11:42pm

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