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#1 Male #2 Male with broken wing showing no red tint on wing veins Hamules Hamules Face Close-up of Black Triangles on Lower Sides of Abdomen Dorsal  Close-up of Thorax Lateral Close-up of Thorax Close-up Photos of Appendages Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Photos are of posed live male located 11 September 2011 at the Jordan River Parkway - 9840 South, Salt Lake County, Utah N. 40.34.17.86, W 111.54.58.44 Elevation - 4318 feet Characteristics 35 mm long.  Male face is white,  abdomen and thorax is red.  Thorax has no top strips or side stripes except in immatures.  The abdomen has black triangles on the lower sides.  The wing veins  are grayish black. Female faces are greenish white and bodies are similar to males or golden colored. Pronunciation lib-ell-YEW-lid-ee   sim-PEAT-rum  Back to Top