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Dragonhunter

Hagenius brevistylus

Photo by Sarah Mays
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Field Notes

Notes:

I caught this handsome guy munching on a damsel fly

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Comments (1)
Geodialist
Good catch, Sarah! Looks like a Dragonhunter dragonfly (Hagenius brevistylus). Take a look at the following reference and let me know whether you agree. http://bugguide.net/node/view/17837 BTW, I think you should mention that the dragonfly is shown eating a damselfly in Photo 1.

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