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Painted Damsel

Hesperagrion heterodoxum

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

The most colourful damselfly I've ever seen. Red in the head and tip of the tail, blue, black and green. It moved the abdomen upwards and downwards. 4 cm long.

Habitat:

Pond.

Reference Links:

Painted Damsel - Hesperagrion heterodoxum photo - Tom Murray photos at pbase.com

Species ID Suggestions

Painted Damselfly

Hesperagrion heterodoxum

Reference Link
Tom15
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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Flora y Fauna de San Luis Potosí
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedNovember 18, 2013

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