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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Spreadwings (Lestidae) » Lestes
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Spreadwing - Lestes
Copyright © 2010 Tom Poklen

Spreadwing - Lestes
Roselle, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 29, 2009

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Contributed by Tom Poklen on 28 January, 2010 - 7:36pm
Last updated 29 January, 2010 - 5:29pm

Moved
Moved from Frass. Switched images -- frassed the one with no comments instead
… john and jane balaban, 29 January, 2010 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from ID Request. Duplicate image
… John R. Maxwell, 28 January, 2010 - 11:15pm login or register to post comments

color
The color sure looks odd/off to me in this picture, not natural. Tom, did you use processing software that might have affected the color?
… Andrew Williams, 28 January, 2010 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

 
backlit
Original was overexposed - detail was lost. Backlit for ID purposes.
… Tom Poklen, 29 January, 2010 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

That pattern on segment 8 is fairly unique
We would suggest Lestes unguiculatus.
… john and jane balaban, 28 January, 2010 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

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