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Great Spreadwing? - Archilestes grandis - male
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Great Spreadwing? - Archilestes grandis - Male
Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA
September 14, 2011
From the size and coloration, I think this is a male Giant Spreadwing Damselfly, but I would appreciate confirmation.
Contributed by appletree on 18 September, 2011 - 10:03pm
Last updated 8 December, 2013 - 3:51pm

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… William Edwards, 8 December, 2013 - 3:51pm

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… Charley Eiseman, 15 October, 2011 - 8:22pm

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