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Green dragonfly

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Field Notes

Description:

Big green dragonfly found perching in a cord around the Sacred cenote in Chichen Itza.
ID needed

Habitat:

Lowland forests Yucatan, Mexico. Near water.

Species ID Suggestions

Great Pondhawk

Erythemis vesiculosa
Enrique G
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Comments (1)
Gordon Dietzman
I'm not familiar with dragonflies in your area, but I'd start looking in the genus Anax.

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
Mission
Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2011

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