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Band-winged Dragonlet (female)

Erythrodiplax umbrata

Photo by Jim West
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 2-2 1/4" in length

Habitat:

Open scrub near water.

Species ID Suggestions

Ditch Jewel

Brachythemis contaminata
Pradeep Kumar
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Comments (4)
Jim West
Thanks to Omar R. Bocanegra of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for the ID.
Jim West
If it is, I have discovered the world's largest damselfly.

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Ellis County, Texas

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PublishedJune 21, 2014

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