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red dragonfly - Sympetrum
Copyright © 2008 Lynn Bergen

red dragonfly - Sympetrum
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
September 17, 2008

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Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 19 September, 2008 - 10:32pm
Last updated 28 September, 2008 - 4:09pm

It's a ......
species of Meadowhawk (Sympetrum) Looks like a female.
… Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur, 20 September, 2008 - 1:40am

 
meadowhawk
I've been busy looking at images but am still not sure exactly where this belongs. I suppose it might be a hybrid or maybe I haven't looked in the right place yet.
Thank you for your help in narrowing this down for me, I really appreciate it.
… Lynn Bergen, 28 September, 2008 - 4:13pm

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