Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly Male 2 Youth T-Shirt

Latin name
Perithemis tenera
Common name
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly
Family
Libellulidae
Description
The Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly is 3/4 to 1 inch long with a wingspan of 1 and 3/4 inches. The dragonfly is mainly a yellowish brown color; it has a yellow face with a brown thorax and brownish yellow abdomen. Its wings, as said in the name, are amber colored. Female amberwings' wings are covered in brown spots, unlike the male, whose are entirely amber.
Food
Various insects; insects that would be considered pests to us. Mayflies and mosquitoes, for example.
Life cycle
When laying eggs, the female amberwing touches water and drops about 10 to 20 eggs each time. They live for about a year, and little of that is as an adult. When the dragonflies break out from their eggs, they live as nymphs in the water for as long as they need to grow, which could be a very long time.
Habitat
Eastern Amberwing Dragonflies live and fly near and over wat...

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