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Common Whitetail Dragonfly

Plathemis lydia

Photo by pixygiggles
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Field Notes

Notes:

I was surprised to find this Common Whitetail Dragonfly resting on the catnip plant on our porch. It was very docile. It weathered a storm there that night and was gone by morning.

Reference Links:

Common Whitetail, Species Plathemis lydia - Common Whitetail - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
Maria dB
Especially like the third photo

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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013

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