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Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

Photo by rabaker96
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Pruinescence on Abdomen (giving it the common name), dark areas mid-wing.

Habitat:

Near slow-moving spring-fed creek.

Notes:

Photographed July 2013 near Bull Creek, Austin, TX.

Reference Links:

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