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Plateau Spreadwing
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| The Plateau Spreadwing (Lestes alacer) is a species of the southwestern U.S., but it also occurs in Mexico. The below three shots are digital captures from Travis Co., Texas in April, 2004. They were shot with a Canon EOS 10D and an EF 70-200 mm F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender and 550 EX flash. |  |
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| The female Plateau Spreadwing in the image shown here was near Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in mid March, 2008. This individual was opening and closing its wings and this shot shows the wings closed. The image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. |  |
| The female Plateau Spreadwing shown here and the male just below were in Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co., Texas, in May, 2008. These shots were taken with the same gear described just above. |  |
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| The female Plateau Spreadwing shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in May, 2009. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 50D and an EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. |  |
| The male Plateau Spreadwing on the right was in Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co., Texas, in March, 2011. |  |
| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer male - wings closed Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 14 March 2013 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer male Santa Ana N.W.R., Hidalgo Co., Texas 22 February 2014 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer male with wings closed Gus Engeling W.M.A., Anderson Co., Texas 29 March 2014 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer female Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 16 March 2015 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer female Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 16 March 2015 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 9 June 2015 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer young male Charro Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 17 June 2015 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer young male Charro Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 17 June 2015 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer male BLM Wetlands, Chaves Co., New Mexico 16 August 2015 Lat 33.316526, Lon -104.342008 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer male City of Rocks State Park, Grant Co., New Mexico 27 August 2015 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer male City of Rocks State Park, Grant Co., New Mexico 27 August 2015 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer female Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 1 March 2016 Lat 30.219067, Lon -98.085965 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer female Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 1 March 2016 Lat 30.219067, Lon -98.085965 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer pair in tandem Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 1 March 2016 Lat 30.219067, Lon -98.085965 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer male Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 4 May 2016 This individual had odd thorasic markings, but I can't turn it into any other species. Both Abbott and Paulson have looked at these images. See: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3097743 for additional details |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer male Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 4 May 2016 This individual had odd thorasic markings, but I can't turn it into any other species. Both Abbott and Paulson have looked at these images. See: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3097743 for additional details |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer young female Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 7 June 2016 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer young male Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 7 June 2016 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer young female Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 7 June 2016 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer female - wings closed McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Bastrop Co., Texas 30 November 2016 |
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| Plateau Spreadwing Lestes alacer female Southeast Metro Park, Travis Co., Texas 30 January 2017 |
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