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Common Whitetail dragonfly (young male)

Libellula lydia, Plathemis lydia

Description:

A Common Whitetail dragonfly spotted along "Beaver Pond Loop Trail." This individual is a young male, as indicated by the incomplete white pruinescence covering its abdomen. Related Resource: Pruinescence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruinescenc...

Habitat:

Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge, a 1,200 acre preserve located at Army Garrison Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resources: Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accotink_Ba... http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/vbwt/site.a...

Notes:

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Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA

Spotted on May 2, 2013
Submitted on May 13, 2013

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