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Eastern Amberwing

Perithemis tenera

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Description:

The Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is very small, reaching a total length of no more than 25mm. The males have orange or amber wings. Both genders have a red pterostigma

Habitat:

Vegetable garden

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Comments (2)
LauraMaria
That is fantastic, those wings really do look like thin slices of amber :) Great find!
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PublishedMay 5, 2011

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