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widow skimmer female

Libellula luctuosa

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
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40.5049, -86.8271

Field Notes

Habitat:

restored Indiana prairie

Notes:

can anyone confirm this ID?

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Widow Skimmer

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
AnnaWhipkey
ok, I will change ID to widow skimmer. @Aaron, can you check my azure for me? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6885040
CynthiaMHori
Thats what I was thinking. The saddlebags has an indentation on the dark pattern that your dragonfly doesn't seem to have. Yours also has a wider abdomen than the saddlebags. But I am just learning about these gorgeous creatures so lets see if anyone else weighs in
AnnaWhipkey
@Cynthia, do you think it could be a widow skimmer? I don't know dragonflies that well and was trying to match wing patterns.
CynthiaMHori
Its a type of skimmer but I dont think it is the saddlebags

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