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Sympetrum vicinum
Small orange, yellow and green Dragonfly
Open fields of native prairie grasses, near woods and fresh water
We seem to have an abundance of this particular dragonfly at this time of year. A food source to many; frequently seen eaten by various birds and/or spiders
Thank you so much, Gordon Dietzman! So yellow legs like yellow leafs in Autumn...trying to figure out a way to keep them all straight. "-)
This is a young female Autumn Meadowhawk. The yellow legs, in our area, tell us the species; the the tiny bump on the end and bottom of the tail tells us the gender. When mature it will be much redder, but will retain the yellow legs. In our area, I believe the autumn meadowhawk is the only meadowhawk species with yellow legs.
Spotted on Aug 22, 2013
Submitted on Feb 16, 2014
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