A Texas Damsel: Flight season has pretty much come to an end at home but I'm down in Round Rock (Austin), TX. Came across this spreadwing damsel. Most damsels perch with their four...

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Flight season has pretty much come to an end at home but I'm down in Round Rock (Austin), TX. Came across this spreadwing damsel. Most damsels perch with their four wings folded all together along their abdomen or held just above it. The spreadwings usually perch as you see this gut with their wings spread out. This is a male Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) .
Thanks for looking in and have a great day!

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flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.

that is cool,you nailed it

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

Nice shot

RPSteiner

Nice, sharp capture and thanks for the entomology mini-lesson. Love those blue eyes!

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent capture Doc.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

docshark wrote:

Flight season has pretty much come to an end at home but I'm down in Round Rock (Austin), TX. Came across this spreadwing damsel. Most damsels perch with their four wings folded all together along their abdomen or held just above it. The spreadwings usually perch as you see this gut with their wings spread out. This is a male Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) .
Thanks for looking in and have a great day!

>i< Doc

Nice shot Doc.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

docshark wrote:

Flight season has pretty much come to an end at home but I'm down in Round Rock (Austin), TX. Came across this spreadwing damsel. Most damsels perch with their four wings folded all together along their abdomen or held just above it. The spreadwings usually perch as you see this gut with their wings spread out. This is a male Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) .
Thanks for looking in and have a great day!

>i< Doc

Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx

randave2001 Loc: Richmond

Beautiful specimen Doc.

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

flyguy wrote:

Thanks Flyguy for looking in!
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docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

lukevaliant wrote:

that is cool,you nailed it

Thanks Luke. He is a beautiful creature.
>i< Doc

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

Bigmike1 wrote:

Nice shot

Thank you Bigmike. He was a good find. I was lucky to get a good shot. It was quite windy yesterday.
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docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

RPSteiner wrote:

Nice, sharp capture and thanks for the entomology mini-lesson. Love those blue eyes!

Glad you enjoyed it Richard. His eyes are that blue. There were literally hundreds of Familiar Bluets flying at this survey site but his bright blue eyes made him stand out.
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ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

That's a beauty, Doc. Bring one back!