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Four Spot Skimmer

Libellula quadrimaculata

Photo by ManTheCapstan
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Species ID Suggestions

Dragonfly

Sympetrum illotum

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Edith
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Dragonfly

KIMBERLY
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Four-spot Skimmer

Libellula quadrimaculata

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Gordon Dietzman
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Gordon Dietzman
I'd suggest that this is a four-spot skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata). It looks a bit robust for a meadowhawk, but they are tough to tell apart. The flattened, triangular abdomen tipped in black is a good diagnostic.
Edith
I believe this to be a Dragonfly red darner - possibly a cardinal meadowhawk
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2011

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