Odonata of the Osa Peninsula - Frontier

Future surveys should include a wider range of altitudes and habitats and should be conducted
year-round to determine the full composition of the local Odonata community.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank all Frontier volunteers and staff that have helped me catch and
photograph dragonflies. Thereby a special thank to Bill Haber whose help was invaluable.
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