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PLATE XXXVI.
It is found in May and June, sporting on the waters, or among thebushes which overgrow the sides of pools, or gently flowing streams >at noon, or after a Ihower, when the fun breaks from its watery prison,and penetrates the thickets, and the groves with inviting warmth, the/are seen issuing from the dark retreat, and overhanging shrubbery; t0bask and wanton in its effulgent beams, and fan the gently rising bree2 e ;with their lucid Wings. In many parts on the banks of the Thames the/ jheighten the scene by the glow and richness of their colouring; the ,green, the blue, and the red; the yellow, purple, and the brown, i st jtheir richest teints, according to the species ; and as they fly in various |directions, display themselves in all their native elegance and splendor* j
F I G. II.
Libellula.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Body red with yestow and black lines at each segment; th or 0 *green with yellow stripes. Wings clear, with marginal spots.
The body is red, with a yellow band and black mark at every feS'ment; the Thorax green, with longitudinal lines of yellow; theWings are perfectly transparent, except a marginal spot on each. ^is voracious, as are all the species of Libellula, whether in the larvathe winged state ; it appears about the same time as the preceding, a11 ^is the produce of an aquatic larva.
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