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Plathemis lydia
Large dragonfly with banded wings and markings down the side of the abdomen. Immature male.
Spotted at the edge of a pond.
Nice. This dragonfly is more commonly called the Common Whitetail. Plathemis lydia is the correct scientific name. :-)
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