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Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly (male)

Perithemis tenera

Description:

Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly is 3/4 to 1 inch long with a wingspan of 1 and 3/4 inches. The dragonfly is mainly a yellowish brown color; it has a yellow face with a brown thorax and brownish yellow abdomen. Its wings, as said in the name, are amber colored with red stigmas.

Habitat:

On a dry stick in a small retention pond.

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2 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 9 years ago

Thanks they are my favorite tiny dragonflies :)

dominique.eghlidi
dominique.eghlidi 9 years ago

Lovely!

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2014
Submitted on Jul 26, 2014

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