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Bar-winged Skimmer

Libellula axilena

Photo by Robert Emond
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a large species similar to Slaty (L. incesta ) and Great Blue (L. vibrans ) Skimmers. It has a pale face that darkens with age to black with a metallic purple luster dorsally. The thorax is brown and yellow in females and young males.

Habitat:

The bar-winged skimmer can be found near forest ponds, pools and ditches.

Notes:

Spotted on Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA

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PublishedJuly 13, 2019

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