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Lestes disjunctus
Spotted on Jul 14, 2011
Submitted on Aug 28, 2012
4 Comments
In a word, no. Autumn Meadowhawks are dragonflies, not damselflies, and red in color. There are several families of damselflies; your damselfly is a member of the "Spreadwings" family. Spreadwings include two genera: Archilestes; and Lestes. Explore the photos of both genera on the following Web page; your damselfly is one of the two genera. Good luck! http://bugguide.net/node/view/298/bgpage...
Could it be a 'Autumn meadowhawk'?
Thanks! Let me see what I can do with that!
This individual is one of several types of damselflies in the "Spreadwings" family. I challenge you to use that clue to identify the genus and species. The following Web page may be helpful: http://www.giffbeaton.com/spreadwings.ht...