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Name this dragonfly, please - Tramea lacerata
Copyright © 2012 leanchar

Name this dragonfly, please - Tramea lacerata
Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
July 30, 2012
It kept dipping its tail while flying onto the pond's surface. It's body's color was blue and there was that white stripe on it. The wings were clear except for those black patches near the body
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Contributed by leanchar on 30 July, 2012 - 4:43pm
Last updated 9 August, 2016 - 6:17pm

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