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Yellow/black dramatic dragonfly - Arigomphus cornutus
Copyright © 2014 Bonnie L. Harper-Lore

Yellow/black dramatic dragonfly - Arigomphus cornutus
Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
June 28, 2014
Could this possibly be a Dragonhunter? Found in suburban prairie planting where many other insects forage.
Contributed by Bonnie L. Harper-Lore on 29 June, 2014 - 10:26pm
Last updated 21 October, 2014 - 3:10pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Greg W. Lasley, 21 October, 2014 - 3:10pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 2 August, 2014 - 11:21am

Horned clubtail
a female.

You were lucky; for many species a shot from this angle would not be identifiable.
… Larry de March, 29 June, 2014 - 11:33pm

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