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Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

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Common Whitetail (female)

(Plathemis lydia),

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suzmonk
Common whitetail, I think, Plathemis lydia. Female. (I also find it listed as Libellula lydia, don't know which is preferred or correct.) The male's abdomen is white, so ... whitetail. Link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Whitetail.

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