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Red Skimmer? - Sympetrum madidum
Copyright © 2008 Scott Staats

Red Skimmer? - Sympetrum madidum
Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
August 15, 2008
Contributed by Scott Staats on 25 August, 2008 - 1:18pm
Last updated 1 September, 2009 - 8:33pm

Moved
Moved from Meadowhawks.
… john and jane balaban, 1 September, 2009 - 8:33pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Nick Block, 18 November, 2008 - 3:35pm

meadowhawk
It's one of the meadowhawks (Sympetrum). I'm leaning towards Saffron-winged but barely know the western ones.
… Jason Forbes, 25 August, 2008 - 4:50pm

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