Red-mantled Dragonlet

The most frequently seen dragonfly at Tortuguero this year was the Red-mantled Dragonlet – Erythrodiplex fervida (my gallery link). I saw them at both the Tortuga Lodge and on the Jaguar Trail in the park and in my gallery are sightings at Manquenque Ecolodge, Hotel Banana Azul, and Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge; all on the Caribbean Slope! Here’s three shots made this month in Tortuguero . . .

Red-mantled Dragonlet, Tortuga Lodge & Gardens, Tortuguero National Park, Limón, Costa Rica
Red-mantled Dragonlet, Tortuga Lodge & Gardens, Tortuguero National Park, Limón, Costa Rica
Red-mantled Dragonlet, Jaguar Trail, Tortuguero National Park, Limón, Costa Rica

Note that the second most frequently seen dragonfly was one or maybe two species of Amberwings (gold-colored) and I will be sharing them later.

¡PuraVida!

Tortuga Lodge & Gardens, Tortuguero

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