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Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly

Perithemis tenera

Photo by RickBohler
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)
Genus Perithemis (Amberwings)
Species tenera (Eastern Amberwing)

Habitat:

Ponds, lakes, occasionally the still areas of streams.

Notes:

Except along the U.S.-Mexican border, this is the only tiny dragonfly with amber wings on the male.

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Comments (11)
Mona Pirih
o wow !!! What a stunning photographs... and it's smilling aswell... Brilliant!! Like a lots this pictures ...
Carol Snow Milne
Only a face his mother would love. Too cool! Great macro! Awesome!
freelancing
What a cool shot! Pic #1 looks very much like Bart Simpson's friend, Nelson. :)

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PublishedDecember 4, 2011

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