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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Dragonflies and Damselflies</title>
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		<title>Mating Ebony Jewelwings</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/01/mating-ebony-jewelwings-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mating Damselflies
Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Do you really need an explanation? 
ET
Columbia, MD
Dear ET,
Your photo of mating Ebony Jewelwings, Calopteryx maculata, is gorgeous, and we thought our readers would probably like additional information.  The male has the darker wings and the female has the white spot on the wings.  BugGuide has additional information [...]


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		<title>Ebony Jewelwing</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/04/ebony-jewelwing-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black &#8220;Fly&#8221; ???
Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Hey Dan,
Are you familiar with these &#8216;flies&#8217; ???
Sorry about the quality of the photo, the foc us is a little off.
Thanks,
Ferd
Hi Ferd,
This little beauty is a species of Damselfly known as a Ebony Jewelwing, Calopteryx maculata. The white spots at the tips of the wings indicate that [...]


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		<title>Common Whitetail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/04/common-whitetail-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/04/common-whitetail-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A skeeter hawk 4 U
Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Hey Dan,
What do you call this creature when it is not flying ?  &#8212;  A &#8216;dragon&#8217; ?
Ferd Hall

Hi Ferd,
Since Dragonfly is not two words, it would not be likely that anyone would call a stationary specimen a dragon, but we do like the [...]


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		<title>Mating Dragonflies</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/01/mating-dragonflies-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dragonfly Love
Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:23 AM
I was working in my yard yesterday when this pair of dragonflies flew in and stuck around long enough for me to get a camera and take some pictures of them while they were on their &#8220;honeymoon&#8221;   Thought you might like this for your Bug Love [...]


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		<title>Possibly Ruby Meadowhawk</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/22/dragonfly-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/22/dragonfly-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dragonfly Some kind of Meadowhawk?
Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Can you help me identify what kind of Meadowhawk dragonfly this is. I found this one late July, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Jeanne
Richfield, Hennepin Cty., MN, USA
Dear Jeanne,
We have often mentioned that the exact identification of Dragonflies and Damselflies is not our strongest area, but just yesterday, [...]


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		<title>Water Scorpions eat Damselfly Naiad</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/07/water-scorpions-eat-damselfly-naiad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/07/water-scorpions-eat-damselfly-naiad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[water scorpions share meal
Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Hi,
I thought you guys might like this picture I took last year. Over the summer I raised several water scorpions, and these are two of them. They were both eating the same damselfly larva at the same time. I thought that this was a rare moment [...]


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		<title>Magenta Dragonfly from Hong Kong is Trithemis aurora</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/01/magenta-dragonfly-from-hong-kong-is-trithemis-aurora/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/01/magenta-dragonfly-from-hong-kong-is-trithemis-aurora/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[pink dragonfly
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 2:55 PM
his beauty is from my trip to Hong Kong in August. I have never seen one this color and thought I would share it with you for the upcoming holiday season&#8230;even though it is hot pink.
polymersn
hong kong
Dear polymersn,
Magenta is quite an unusual color in the insect world.  [...]


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		<title>Damselfly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/24/damselfly-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/24/damselfly-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[desperately seeking damselfly
Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Hello again Bugman. I realize that damselflies are murder but can you help us get close on this one? This is another shot from Sam,11, taken near a pond by our house. Is this some variation of female Eastern Forktail? Hope you have a great Thanksgiving. We [...]


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		<title>Occisa Rubyspot Damselfly from Belize</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/18/occisa-rubyspot-damselfly-from-belize/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/18/occisa-rubyspot-damselfly-from-belize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occisa Rubyspot (Hetaerina – Part 2)
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 6:14 PM
To follow-up my previous post of the American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana), I am submitting these photos of a male and female Occisa Rubyspot (H. occisa). There are at least 37 Hetaerina species in the Americas, all but 3 of which are limited to Central [...]


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		<title>American Rubyspot Damselfly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/18/american-rubyspot-damselfly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/18/american-rubyspot-damselfly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Rubyspot (Hetaerina – Part 1)
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Hi Bugman:
The American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) is not only one of the most beautiful damselflies in North America, it is also one of the most widespread, having been recorded from all of the lower 48 states except Washington and Idaho, as well as northern [...]


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