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Type of pondhawk? - Brachymesia

Type of pondhawk? - Brachymesia
N. Ft. Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA
September 1, 2013
Size: roughly 2 inches
Having trouble with a few more photos, so here's one of a series -- figure it's a pondhawk due to the swollen abdomen sections #1 - #3, but that's as far as I can get. Paulsen's book can't come soon enough!

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Moved from Skimmers.

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Moved from Dragonflies.

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Initial ID guess changed ~
Now leaning towards a juvenile Four-spotted Pennant, which it looks so different from the other possible Four-spotted Pennant, maybe due to sex differences, age differences; neither look fully mature. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

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