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Twelve spotted skimmer, female

Libellula pulchella

Photo by CynthiaMHori
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Lack of white spots between the dark spots indicates a female. This is a common skimmer that is found in all 48 contiguos US states. Each wing has three dark spots

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Great Lakes Monitoring
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PublishedJuly 5, 2011

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