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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Setwings (Dythemis) » Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox)
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black dragonfly - Dythemis velox
Copyright © 2021 Spenser Galloway

black dragonfly - Dythemis velox
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
June 17, 2021
I'm trying to learn the common species around Fort Worth. I tried to get the wing patterns in the picture, but the black tips might be a dead giveaway.
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Contributed by Spenser Galloway on 18 June, 2021 - 9:54pm
Last updated 20 June, 2021 - 9:42pm

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… Spenser Galloway, 20 June, 2021 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

Swift Setwing?
… Steve Scholnick, 19 June, 2021 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

 
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I found a decent id guide online for Arizona dragonflies, and I think that you might be correct sir. Thank you!
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