Golden Amberwing

At least four amberwings are found in Costa Rica. They are hard to identify, I think even for experts. All the amberwings I photographed proved to be Plain Amberwings. Finally, on our last evening at La Quinta Sarapiqui Lodge, I captured a Golden Amerwing over one of the hotel’s ponds. Note the greenish sides to the thorax and the distinct yellow spots and  the yellow stripe down the abdomen. By my count, I photographed 97 species of dragonflies and damselflies during our trip. The official tour list was 128 drgaonfly species. Erika and I listed 236 bird species, not too shabby for a trip spent looking down for dragonflies.