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White tailed dragonfly - Plathemis lydia
Copyright © 2008 James Winfred Smith

White tailed dragonfly - Plathemis lydia
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, USA
August 3, 2008
Size: Mid
Contributed by James Winfred Smith on 3 August, 2008 - 4:03pm
Last updated 18 November, 2008 - 2:15pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Nick Block, 18 November, 2008 - 2:15pm

Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia - Male


More info here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/603/bgpage
… apgarm, 3 August, 2008 - 4:36pm

 
Thank you for the ID.
Thank you for the ID.
… James Winfred Smith, 3 August, 2008 - 8:29pm

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