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Blue dragonfly

Zenithoptera sp.

Photo by Xinxin
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted along a river in the Amazon forest, note the grey lines along the wings

Habitat:

the Air

Notes:

A nice article about Zenithoptera from this blog: http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/02/zenithoptera-morpho-of-dragon…

Species ID Suggestions

Zenithoptera sp.

Reference Link
CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (5)
DeniseT
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this. :)
JennytheTurtle
Ahhhhh, that makes sense now. It is such a beautiful and exotic looking dragonfly because it's from the amazon. Should've known. :P Great shot! I've never seen a dragonfly with wings that looks like a soild colour. nice capture
Xinxin
thanks so much CindyKeiser! :)

Spotted for Missions

Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
Photos for Conservation
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PublishedMarch 4, 2012

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