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Butterfield Canyon,  July 28, 2006 Full View Face Thorax _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Farmington Bay, June 26, 2006 Full View Head and Thorax Appendages Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Located July 28, 2006 at Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah This female is 1.25 inches long with a wingspan of 2 inches. 1. Full View - dorsal 2.  Face 3. Thorax ________________________________________________________________________________ Located  June 26, 2006 - Farmington Bay, Davis County, Utah 1., 2. Full View -  lateral 3., 4.  Head and Thorax 5., 6., 7. Appendages Characteristics 1 to 1 1/2 inches long.  Male upper abdomen is deep red with black markings on the lower sides.  The top of segments 8 and 9  are black.  They have 3 black, irregular stripes on the sides of the thorax.  Eyes and face are dark orange-red. The wings are a rust color  from the base  to the  nodus (slight bend in a tthe wing). The female is yellow instead of red and sometimes the wings are not as colored as the male.  The immature male is colored like the female. Pronunciation lib-ell-YEW-lid-ee   sim-PEAT-rum    Back to Top