Mexican Amberwing

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Perithemis intensa

Mexican Amberwing, a reference photo
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The Mexican amberwing (Perithemis intensa) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mexican Amberwing being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Libellulidae
Species
Perithemis intensa

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