Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies |
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Eastern Amberwing |
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Perithemis tenera |
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county record: Record Form |
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The Eastern Amberwing is a tiny, wide ranging species. The male can be easily identified by its orange wings. Females have a variable wing pattern of brown and orange. Both sexes have two pale yellowish stripes on each side of the brown thorax and a ringed abdomen. It looks and acts somewhat like a wasp. |
Eastern Amberwing male |
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Size: 20-25 mm (0.8-1.0 in) Habitat: most still water and some slow streams Great Plains Range: TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, NM, CO, MO, IA, MN Flight season: May to October |
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Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database. |
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