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Whitetail Skimmer (male)

Plathemis lydia

Photo by CoJoMo
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized dragonfly with white abdomen and black bands in the middle of the wings.

Notes:

Predatory on smaller flying insects like mosquitoes. The males are territorial and actively patrol their areas. One of these pics shows three males competing.

Reference Links:

Common whitetail - Wikipedia

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