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Blue-tipped dancer damselfly - Argia tibialis - female
Copyright © 2013 Maria de Bruyn

Blue-tipped dancer damselfly - Argia tibialis - Female
Chapel Hill, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
June 5, 2013
Contributed by Maria de Bruyn on 11 June, 2013 - 9:50pm
Last updated 11 December, 2013 - 3:26pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Maria de Bruyn, 17 June, 2013 - 3:03pm

We didn't know if you had any other images
where you might be able to see the ovipositor at the end of the abdomen.
… john and jane balaban, 12 June, 2013 - 12:10am

 
Other images
No, sorry, I don't. Sometimes I can only get a couple shots with the insect in one position before it takes off.
… Maria de Bruyn, 12 June, 2013 - 6:57am

Would still go with Argia tibialis
Was it female? There is a blue form female
… john and jane balaban, 11 June, 2013 - 10:06pm

 
Blue-tipped dancer
I didn't realize there was a blue form female. I can't tell if this is a female.
… Maria de Bruyn, 11 June, 2013 - 10:58pm

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