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Neon Skimmer

Libellula croceipennis

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

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. See

Habitat:

Development greenbelt.

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Neon Skimmer

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PublishedAugust 9, 2014

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