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Yellow-tipped Helicopter
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur
10.1984, -85.8258
Field Notes
Description:
This is the largest damsel fly I have ever seen. It measures from head to tail tip about 4 inches. the wings are about three inches long. on each pair of wings there is a bright yellow patch as noted in the photo. In flight he almost looked like a hovering helicopter because of the colored tips. This speciman never flew more than three feet above ground. His flight seemed to be labored and slow.
Habitat:
Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica. One week after rainy season finished.
Notes:
This is an amazing find! According to the field research this is a species that normally has a range from 700m to 1400m in elevation. This guy was photographed at 8m elevation near the beach.
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