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Dragonfly - Pachydiplax longipennis - female
Copyright © 2005 Bruce Marlin

Dragonfly - Pachydiplax longipennis - Female
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
June 15, 2005
Any help will be appreciated!
Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 7 July, 2005 - 7:43pm
Last updated 8 July, 2005 - 7:04am

Female Blue Dasher
I'm not a d-fly expert by any means, but this looks like a female Blue Dasher.

Jay Cossey
PhotographsFromNature.com
… Jay Cossey, 8 July, 2005 - 6:56am

 
Bingo
You got it, Jay. Thanks.

Bruce Marlin
Cirrus Digital Imaging
… Bruce Marlin, 8 July, 2005 - 7:02am

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