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Description:

This damselfly kindly landed on my knee at the Cangreja waterfall in the Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica. Help with ID appreciated!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
DanielePralong
Indeed! Looks like male Hetaerina occisa could be a match: http://odonata.bogfoot.net/photo-pages/Hetaerina_occisa.htm
Ashish
Yes..I also find small red tip on end of wing...missing on Indian.
DanielePralong
Thanks for researching this Ashish. But I think the description for Disparoneura quadrimaculata doesn't match the spotting. Also, I see that Disparoneura quadrimaculata is endemic to India and this spotting took place in Costa Rica.
Ashish
Black-winged Bamboo Tail (Disparoneura quadrimaculata)
LauraMaria
Ooh, I hope someone can ID it :) It's very pretty! Kind of looks like it has the colours of the rainbow on it
Wild Things
Wow! your full collection is very pretty, very colourfull.

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica

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PublishedMay 13, 2011

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