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Common Whitetail Skimmer

Plathemis lydia

Photo by EmilyMarino
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Common Whitetail Skimmer

Plathemis lydia

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Immature/young male, as indicated by the white pruinescence partially covering its abdomen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruinescence

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