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Hudsonian Whiteface

Leucorrhinia hudsonica

Photo by JuneMita
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Description:

I know this is some sort of dragonfly or skimmer, but not sure what. The beautiful gold body I haven't seen before. This one just glistened like a gold spike as it lit on some flowers.

Species ID Suggestions

Hudsonian Whiteface

Leucorrhinia hudsonica

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Comments (1)
gatorfellows
Best guess from one photo. Immature male that has not darkened yet: http://bugguide.net/node/view/49759 :)

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PublishedJune 5, 2013

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