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Fine-lined emerald - Somatochlora filosa - male
Copyright © 2011 deniregs

Fine-lined emerald - Somatochlora filosa - Male
Palermo (Upper Township), Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
September 11, 2011
Size: two inches or slightly mo
This emerald sat perched on some tomato stakes I have holding up my lobelias which surround a small water feature in my backyard. It was very cooperative and I was able to get many photos and had a long look at it. I believe it to be a fine-lined emerald. I also have a shot from the back of the dragonfly which I will also upload.

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Contributed by deniregs on 13 September, 2011 - 2:21pm
Last updated 5 January, 2012 - 3:12pm

Cropped
I cropped the images so they show more of the dragonfly.
… Ben Coulter, 5 January, 2012 - 3:16pm

Moved
Moved from Emeralds.
… Ben Coulter, 14 November, 2011 - 12:12pm

Correct
These are the first images submitted of a male. Could you please crop these images closer to the dragonfly? Thanks.
… Ben Coulter, 14 November, 2011 - 12:11pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 25 September, 2011 - 1:52pm

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