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Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
pair in copula
with a bee fly (Toxophora virgata) of the
Family Bombyliidae perched
on the abdomen of the male damselfly.
near Laguna Dam,
Yuma Co., Arizona
6 October 2013

Image of bee fly as well as image of the whole scene posted. Nature Ali, finatic, and I all took shots of this as well as perhaps others. Link to Bugguide ID also posted.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/852303

I posted the Powdered Dancer record earlier at:

http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/420509

Taken on Lake Creek Trail in Williamson County while birding with Jordy Keith Nolan and Patrick Nolan.

I couldn't believe it when I saw a female Eastern Pondhawk eating another female Eastern Pondhawk! And, the one being eaten is the one grabbing the plant with its legs?

Se identificó utilizando clave para odonatos:

• Muzón J., Pessaq P. & Lozano L. (2014). The Odonata (Insecta) of Patagonia: A synopsis of their current status with illustrated keys for their identification. Zootaxa 3784 (4): 346–388.