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Libellula luctuosa
Females and immature males have the same brown wing bands as the mature males, but not the whitish areas. Wings usually have a brown tip. A dorsal view of the abdomen shows a brown band at center with a yellow stripe running along each side.
Resting on a grass in the vegetation between the road and a pond at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/inde...
There were batches (4-6) of these crossing back and forth across the roads at the refuge.
Spotted on Jun 2, 2013
Submitted on Jun 4, 2013
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