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Ditch Jewel (female)

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow, Dragonfly like bug.

Habitat:

Farm Field near wooded area

Notes:

Near death or stunned. Flying very little, even let us pick it up by the wing before release to let it fly off.

Species ID Suggestions

Ditch Jewel (female)

Brachythemis contaminata
Atul
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Comments (2)
Atul
you are welcome
MichaelMegandRosa23
Thank you for the potential ID information about the Ditch Jewel (female) Brachythemis contaminata. Little Rosa and I were looking at pictures of the Ditch Jewel and noticed it typically had green under it. This one did not. It was more of a solid yellow.

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PublishedSeptember 9, 2011

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