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Widow Skimmer Dragonfly (male)

Libellula luctuosa

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

Mature males have a large basal area of brown on each of the four wings, and each wing also has a whitish area roughly at the middle. Adults have a steely blue body.

Habitat:

Hanging on vegetation near a city maintained retention pond.

Reference Links:

Widow Skimmer, Species Libellula luctuosa - Widow Skimmer - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
gatorfellows
I agree Gerardo. It was one of the best dragonflies that I saw today. The pond had a good variety even if our drought had it low on water. :)
Gerardo Aizpuru
This one is really beautiful i like the pale blue color !

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