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Y
W. (continued from previous page) entry posted to
iNaturalist.com allowed my misperception to be clariÞed
by expert analysis. 10/21/24
X. Photo-documentation of this American Rubyspot pair in a
mating wheel allowed me to identify the female's (R)
ovipositor as they completed transfer of his sperm from
S-2 to her vagina at S-8 and disconnected from one
another. See ÒVÓ on previous page. 08/09/24
Y. Perched face to face on a Three-square Bulrush stem,
a female American Rubyspot (L) and a male Powdered
Dancer (R) read/respond to cues, such as his downturned
abdomen tip which possibly signals he does not
consider her a potential mate. 08/24/24
Z. During the low-angle light of late autumn I noticed the
male thorax was dark red, as were the face and wing
bases, and the remaining wing area appeared very dark
with black venation (the stigma cells were difÞcult to
locate in some views). 10/18/24
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