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Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly (male)

Perithemis tenera

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly is 3/4 to 1 inch long with a wingspan of 1 and 3/4 inches. The dragonfly is mainly a yellowish brown color; it has a yellow face with a brown thorax and brownish yellow abdomen. Its wings, as said in the name, are amber colored with red stigmas.

Habitat:

Strong wind was blowing and it was having to try to keep itself on the leaf in a city maintained retention pond.

Notes:

Several males today staking out territory.

Reference Links:

Eastern Amberwing, Eastern amberwing - Perithemis tenera - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
gatorfellows
Thanks - there were several of these lively little dragonflies. I got the female laying eggs too. She is not as striking and harder to locate with the spotted wings. :)
LuisStevens
Nice find! I've never seen one like this.

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PublishedMay 31, 2013

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