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Checkered Setwing Dragonfly

Dythemis fugax

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

Setwings sit with their wings forward. Checkered Setwings have a dark area at the tips and base of their wings.

Habitat:

Urban backyard in the evening.

Reference Links:

Checkered Setwing (Dythemis fugax) - Information on Checkered Setwing, Species Dythemis fugax - Checkered Setwing - BugGuide.Net

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Backyard Habitats of the World
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Texas Master Naturalist Program - Nature Indentification
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PublishedAugust 21, 2014

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