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Dragonfly - Micrathyria hagenii? - Dythemis nigrescens

Dragonfly - Micrathyria hagenii? - Dythemis nigrescens
NABA International Butterfly Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 4, 2008

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.

Setwing
This is actually a female Black Setwing (Dythemis nigrescens). Thornbush Dashers would have a slightly different abdominal pattern and shape, and they lack the strong dark wingtips. Swift Setwing is very similar but would have a slightly different thoracic pattern.

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