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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
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.
… Bill Maynard, 2 September, 2020 - 12:46pm

First Female
First female datapoint in Colorado.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 2 September, 2020 - 10:25am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 2 September, 2020 - 10:24am

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