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Damselfly
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Damselfly
Lorton/ Occoquan Regional Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 1, 2025

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Damselfly Damselfly
Contributed by Felix on 1 August, 2025 - 6:59pm
Last updated 9 August, 2025 - 7:26am

Moved
Moved from Spreadwings.
… John F. Carr, 9 August, 2025 - 7:26am

Damselfly --- Lestidae
Hi John,
Thank you for your help with the id. Do you see an occipital bar in the picture or is it an artifact? Seems to be present in all the other images I have. If so, is that consistent with the spreadwings?
… Felix, 3 August, 2025 - 8:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 2 August, 2025 - 1:47pm

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