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Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly

Perithemis tenera

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

11/2 inches long

Habitat:

spotted on tall weeds on undeveloped property

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Amberwing

Perithemis tenera
MichaelFulbright
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Comments (2)
auntnance123
Thanks for the ID, Michael. This little guy was very cooperative. And yes it was quite early in the morning.
MichaelFulbright
Nice close-up of a female Eastern Amberwing. These ones are small and I can never get them to stay still long enough to photograph. Did you get this shot in the morning?

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PublishedJune 22, 2011

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