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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:

On a stick in a small retention pond in a development.

Reference Links:

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

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