Lyre-tipped Spreadwing by Stacy Jon Peterson

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05-AUG-2006	Stacy Jon Peterson

Lestes unguiculatus

Thanks to "guest" and Tom Murray for setting me straight on the ID of this Odonate.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso400 hide exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Dennis Paulson		01-Feb-2010 01:52
Stacy, much as I hate to disagree with another odonate aficionado like Tom, this is a Northern Spreadwing, Lestes disjunctus. Lyre-tipped don't occur anywhere near Alaska, and finding one around Anchorage would be quite a feat. There is actually a bit more pruinosity on abdominal segment 8 than Tom thought, and there is more pruinosity on segment 2 than is normal in Lyre-tipped. The two are very similar, but I see no reason this wouldn't be the common Northern Spreadwing.

Debbie Blackburn Beierle		02-May-2007 04:39
Very nice detail/compo/DOF v

Tom Murray		30-Apr-2007 12:06
Nice shot of a male Lyre-tipped Spreadwing. The white edges on the black stigmas on the wings, and the third from the last body segment has a dark upper part, and pruinose sides. Check out the ones on bugguide, a site I use to get a lot of my id's. http://bugguide.net/node/view/39074/bgimage

Guest		19-Apr-2007 17:12
This is a spreadwing.

Guest		29-Nov-2006 05:43
Excellent composition!

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