[Odonata-l] Macromia question

[Dennis Paulson]

Hello, all.

Looking in my collection and at photos, I see that in most species of  
Macromia (river cruisers), the female wings become amber-brown with  
age. In some of them, that color is apparent even in very young  
individuals. I have only one female specimen of Macromia  
alleghaniensis (Allegheny River Cruiser), and her wings are  
uncolored. I wonder if anyone else might check collections or  
definitively identified female photos (not the easiest thing in  
Macromia) to see if alleghaniensis female wings also become colored  
(or not!).

Thanks.
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Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson at comcast.net



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