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Slough Amberwing - Perithemis domitia - male
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Slough Amberwing - Perithemis domitia - Male
Mayfield Park, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
September 4, 2013
Note the straight lines which mark the abdomen, the dark legs and cerci, and the thoracic markings, all of which distinguish it from the more common Eastern Amberwing, also present in the same location.

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Contributed by sarinole on 8 September, 2013 - 11:33pm

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