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Neon Skimmer

Libellula croceipennis

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

Neon Skimmer: males bright red with amber wing color only covering a quarter of the wing, halfway to the nodus, and not all the way back to the rear edge of the hind wing. Female paler and with essentially clear wings.

Habitat:

Pond in school native plant garden.

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Neon Skimmer

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PublishedJuly 17, 2014

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