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Description:

I thinks it's some type of damselfly? Thanks for any help with an ID. Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida

Species ID Suggestions

Needham's Skimmer

Libellula needhami

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LivanEscudero
This is a Dragon not a Damsel. The pic is blurry and there's the very similar Golden-winged Skimmer. But based on leg color and length of white marking on the side of thorax, I'm pretty sure of the above ID.
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PublishedMay 11, 2012

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