The following photos show a Slender Spreadwing damselfly (Lestes rectangularis) spotted on 17 September 2014 alongside the boardwalk in the central wetland area hemi-marsh at Huntley Meadows Park.
This individual is a female as indicated by its terminal appendages and the ovipositor located on the underside of the posterior abdomen.
Cleared for take-off …
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Tags: Family Lestidae (Spreadwings), female, hemi-marsh, Huntley Meadows Park, Lestes rectangularis, ovipositor, Slender Spreadwing damselfly, terminal appendages, wildlife photography
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