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clearwing dragonfly

Erythemis sp

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Field Notes

Description:

This beautiful dragonfly was perched on the edge of a canna lily leaf in the gardens of Caiman house Guyana.

Habitat:

In the gardens of Caiman House Guyana, near a large lake.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Debbie Stewart
Thank you Injica, I had forgotten about this beauty from Guyana :-)
injica
This one is really beautiful :)
Debbie Stewart
Thanks for you help J, You're right it does look a similar shape and size so i will put it as Erythemis sp for now :)
Jacob Gorneau
Maybe a species of Erythemis? The northern Erythemis simplicicollis looks quite similar, but not exact. http://bugguide.net/node/view/343480
Debbie Stewart
Does anyone have any ID suggestions for this spotting please?

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2013

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