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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Amberwings (Perithemis) » Mexican Amberwing (Perithemis intensa)
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Mexican Amberwing? - Perithemis intensa - male
Copyright © 2011 nvhamlett@gmail.com

Mexican Amberwing? - Perithemis intensa - Male
Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 10, 2011
This fairly small dragonfly was spotted at the small artificial lake at the Claremont Colleges' Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. I am wondering if it might be a Mexican Amberwing, Perithemis intensa? This species has been reported at the field station, but it has not been photographed.

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Mexican Amberwing? - Perithemis intensa - male Mexican Amberwing? - Perithemis intensa - male
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Contributed by nvhamlett@gmail.com on 10 July, 2011 - 9:15pm
Last updated 17 July, 2011 - 1:11am

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Moved from Dragonflies.
… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 16 July, 2011 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

Agree with your ID - Perithemis intensa (male)


Per Paulson (1) - Perithemis intensa is the only spp. of Perithemis seen in CA.
… William Edwards, 16 July, 2011 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the ID confirmation! I really appreciate your including a reference.

I've added the photos to our field station photo database. We now have photos of all the dragonflies reported at the field station except for one.
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