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Unknown Dragonfly - Sympetrum
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Unknown Dragonfly - Sympetrum
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
June 6, 2014
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Contributed by Kathy R. on 8 June, 2014 - 11:21am
Last updated 21 October, 2014 - 3:50pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Greg W. Lasley, 21 October, 2014 - 3:50pm

It is a very teneral Sympetru
It is a very teneral Sympetrum (meadowhawk) but I don't believe it can be identified to species level.
… Greg W. Lasley, 21 October, 2014 - 3:50pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… William Edwards, 15 June, 2014 - 2:25pm

Glossy wings
suggest that it is a teneral specimen which makes identification tougher. Cinnamon Shadowdragon seems to reach central Virgina and looks pretty similar in my field guide, although I'm no expert.
… Brian Peterson, 8 June, 2014 - 3:25pm

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