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Common Whitetail: male flying; time: 14:09:24 - Plathemis lydia - male
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Common Whitetail: male flying; time: 14:09:24 - Plathemis lydia - Male
Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
August 18, 2013
Size: ~3cm
This is the male 4 minutes after his encounter with the female, looking for his next conquest.

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Common Whitetail: male flying; time: 14:09:24 - Plathemis lydia - male Common Whitetail: female ovipositing; time: 14:05:32 - Plathemis lydia - female Common Whitetail: female hovering; time: 14:05:30 - Plathemis lydia - female Common Whitetail: male chasing female; time: 14:04:46 - Plathemis lydia - male - female
Contributed by Peter Chen 2.0 on 20 August, 2013 - 12:31am

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