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Northern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus parvulus - female
Copyright © 2013 Kyle Kittelberger

Northern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus parvulus - Female
Hanover/Mink Brook, New Hampshire, USA
May 20, 2013
I imagine it was newly emerged, as it was flying very slowly/weakly and landed in the grass, where I was able to get within inches of it without it taking off; other clubtails have never allowed me to get that close before.

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Northern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus parvulus - female Northern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus parvulus - female Northern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus parvulus - female
Contributed by Kyle Kittelberger on 11 June, 2013 - 9:19pm

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