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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Amberwings (Perithemis) » Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
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Eastern Amberwing female? - Perithemis tenera
Copyright © 2006 Carla Finley

Eastern Amberwing female? - Perithemis tenera
Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
March 27, 2006
This looks like the Eastern Amberwing female but different in a way. Maybe fresh? There were 2 chasing each other around the pond. This one only lit a couple of times for just a few seconds.
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Contributed by Carla Finley on 27 March, 2006 - 3:58pm
Last updated 28 March, 2006 - 3:05pm

I think you're right.
Unless I'm mistaken the brown spotting can vary in pattern.
… Lynette Elliott, 27 March, 2006 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with you both
I agree, Eastern Amberwing. There are two other, more warm-climate Amberwings found in the United States, but they live in the southwest rather than the southeast.

The tiny size is usually the beginning of the ID, since only a couple of eastern species of dragonfly are this small. Seeing them at a distance, I usually think they are wasps flying around.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 28 March, 2006 - 4:29am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you both
What threw me was the coloring. Much different than the male and the photo in my book. Very small, yes Stephen. I also thought a wasp a first and almost missed it.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley
… Carla Finley, 28 March, 2006 - 4:34am login or register to post comments

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