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Celithemis eponina
Does anyone know what those small red bumps are on it's thorax? Some kind of parasite perhaps?
Spotted on Jul 7, 2013
Submitted on Jul 7, 2013
4 Comments
Thank you!
Nice shots
Thanks for the info Jakubko.
They're mites of some sort, likely Hydrachnidia, known as Water Mites.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/125869
http://bugguide.net/node/view/729566