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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Whitetails (Plathemis) » Desert Whitetail (Plathemis subornata)
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Desert Whitetail _Plathemis subornata_female - Plathemis subornata - female
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Desert Whitetail _Plathemis subornata_female - Plathemis subornata - Female
Chico Basin Ranch, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
June 29, 2012
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Contributed by Bill Maynard on 2 September, 2020 - 9:50am

Interesting. I used to lead O
Interesting. I used to lead Ode walks at Chico Basin Ranch and I have seen a few females but mostly males are seen there.
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First Female
First female datapoint in Colorado.
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