Update July 23, 2017: added a male from McMullen county, Texas, at the bottom of the page:
Update April 30, 2014: added a male plus a pair ovipositing, from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley - WBC on October 15, 2009, at the bottom of the page:
Update July 10, 2009: added a male from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley - WBC on June 20, 2009, at the bottom of the page:
Update June 25, 2008: added a male next to a male Marl Pennant from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley - WBC on June 23, at the bottom of the page:
Update June 15, 2008: added two of three males seen at the same location today - at the bottom:
A female Metallic Pennant Idiataphe cubensis was photographed west of the boat ramp at Bentsen WBC, Hidalgo county Texas on June 05, 2008:
The image above was taken with a zoom lens; the three images below were digiscoped (in 25+mph winds!):
Two males a week later:
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#2)
Update June 25, 2008: a male next to a male Marl Pennant from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley - WBC on June 23:
Update July 10, 2009: a male from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley - WBC on June 20, 2009:
Update April 30, 2014: added a male plus a pair ovipositing, from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley - WBC on October 15, 2009:
Update July 23, 2017: One of at least six (probably many more) males perched on the fence around a pond north of Choke Canyon Lake, McMullen county Texas on July 23, 2017: