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Gray Petaltail - Tachopteryx thoreyi - female

Gray Petaltail - Tachopteryx thoreyi - Female
Hill Forest, near Dial Creek, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
June 20, 2004
My first one of these--quite a thrill. (Appears to be a female.) This one perched briefly on Josh Rose's leg, but neither of us were able to get a photo.

Image updated to a less cropped, more pleasing one, 5/2010.

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Gray Petaltail - Tachopteryx thoreyi - female Gray Petaltail - Tachopteryx thoreyi - female