Red-mantled Dragonet

I am aware of only one United States recond of the Red-mantled Dragonlet—one from the National Butterfly Garden in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, on 18 December 2012. Normally the species ranges from Mexico and the West Indies south to Brazil and Bolivia. Erika and I found them to be common in a grassy lake edge at the Hotel de Campo, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica on 12 July 2017. Abbott (2015) reports this habitat is typical for the species. Males (lower photo) and females (first photo) perch low in grass near and over water. Males defend small territories. Females lay eggs in dense vegetation.