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Spot-Tailed Dasher - Micrathyria aequalis - male
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Spot-Tailed Dasher - Micrathyria aequalis - Male
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 22, 2006
Found resting on vegetation on a cold, windy day by Josh Rose. Size estimated.

This photograph was taken during a field trip as part of the 2006 Texas Butterfly Festival in Mission, Texas. This was the Odonate trip led by Josh Rose and Bob Behrstock.
Image updated 1/13/21.
Contributed by Cotinis on 25 October, 2006 - 9:19am
Last updated 13 January, 2021 - 8:24pm

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