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Checkered Setwing

Dythemis fugax

Photo by rabaker96
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Field Notes

Description:

Appearance of stripes across abdomen, reddish-brown eyes, dark on wings basally and near tips.

Habitat:

Near slow-moving spring-fed creek.

Notes:

Photographed July 2013 near Bull Creek, Austin, TX. Easy to photograph, returns to same perch after short flights.

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