Photo 5630659, (c) Brian Gooding, all rights reserved, uploaded by Brian Gooding

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What

Golden Gem (Libellago lineata)

Observer

briangooding

Date

June 19, 2012 11:47 PM CDT

Description

Female Libellago lineata

Walking from the guesthouse to the park's entrance I saw this female on a twig's end which was overhanging the roadside. I had never seen anything from Chlorocyphidae so closely before and between the rostrum and the wings extending so far beyond the abdomen I was quite awe-struck.

I only had a 100mm lens with me on this trip and I failed to capture her after a few quick swings but figured I would see more (which I did...but still didn't capture).

At the water I saw some males and females but couldn't get as close as I did here.

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2012