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Colin Purrington's blog

Dragonflies and damselflies

Violet dancer
Violet dancer (Argia fumipennis ssp. violacea). Oberlin, Ohio.
Bluet
Bluet (Enallagma sp.). John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
Bluet
Bluet (Enallagma sp.) eating a damselfly. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania.
Rambur's forktail
Rambur’s forktail (Ischnura ramburii) caught in spider web. Pioneer Park, Zolfo Springs, FL.
Lacewing
Lacewing. Smedley Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Eastern amberwing
Eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera). Female. Wasp mimic. Zolfo Springs, FL.
Eastern amberwing
Eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera) perched on leaf. Zolfo Springs, FL.
Eastern amberwing
Eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera). Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
Ashy clubtail
Ashy clubtail (Phanogomphus lividus). Willistown, PA.

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