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the year, however, they were small in
size. While they are most numerous
along the Rio Grande and other sites
with standing water, they may occur
in any habitat from Northern
Chihuahuan Desertscrub to Rio
Grande Cottonwood/Coyote Willow
Woodland/Tall Shrubland.
A. Female exhibits 'obelisking'
behavior while perching on/
hunting from a perch in the shade
of a Screw-bean Mesquite tree in
Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park.
A Few More Odonata
- The 2024 Field
Season
B
by James Von Loh
Variegated Meadowhawk
The most abundant dragonßy in Do–a
Ana County during all seasons of
2024 (and all prior years) was the
Variegated Meadowhawk; throughout
A
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Note that her abdomen (and
thorax stripes) appear to be
spotted with whitish areas of
either color or pruinosity (typical
color of these areas would be
gray-green). 09/27/24
B. Immature is bright yellow with
markings including wide white
stripes ending in a yellow spot on
the thorax, bright white spots
bordered by brown along the
abdomen bottom (S-2 to S-8), and
black dorsal spots atop S-8 and
S-9. 07/08/24
