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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Emeralds (Corduliidae) » Little Emeralds (Dorocordulia) » Petite Emerald (Dorocordulia lepida)
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Petite Emerald1 - Dorocordulia lepida - male
Copyright © 2006 Vincent J Hickey

Petite Emerald1 - Dorocordulia lepida - Male
Kenebunk, York County, Maine, USA
June 27, 2006
Size: 40mm
ID by St.Sauveur & Skylyn...Petite Emerald, male.
Dorocordula lepida

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Contributed by Vincent J Hickey on 27 June, 2006 - 9:50pm
Last updated 1 August, 2007 - 9:54am

Moved
Moved from Emeralds.
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2007 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

Petite
This definitely looks like a male Petite Emerald to me...wings longer than abdomen, not much of a club, right cerci shape, etc.
… Nick Block, 1 August, 2007 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

I'd say its some type of emer
I'd say its some type of emerald....but not sure beyond that.
… Brenda Van Ryswyk, 28 June, 2006 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

 
Basketail?
I ran into a specimen nearly identical to this from Ohio, it was a Common Basketail, young one. However I am not fammiliar with Maines odonates so might not be.

Philip Chaon
… Philip Chaon, 29 June, 2006 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

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