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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Amberwings (Perithemis) » Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
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Autumn Meadowhawk... but the tail? - Perithemis tenera
Copyright © 2013 Joe M

Autumn Meadowhawk... but the tail? - Perithemis tenera
Ballwin, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
July 28, 2011
Color-wise, the closest Dragonfly I can find is the Autumn Meadowhawk, but the tail looks quite different. While I have a clearer close-up, not seen here is the white-ish face similar in look to the eyes.
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Contributed by Joe M on 2 August, 2013 - 10:00pm
Last updated 3 August, 2013 - 4:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2013 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

Guessing it was very small??
Looks to us like a teneral male Perithemis
… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2013 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Not knowing much about dragonflies, I tried to match color first, incorrectly guessing the tail might have just been in development and immature.

I took the photo two years ago and don't remember the exact size, but given the detail in the leaf and EXIF camera info, your ID seems far more accurate than mine.

I wish I had a better photo of the abdomen.
… Joe M, 3 August, 2013 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

Doesn't look like it to me
I think I see numerous markings on top of the abdomen, which the Autumn Meadowhawk lacks.
… Marty R., 3 August, 2013 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

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