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dragon fly

Belonging to the order Odonata

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Field Notes

Description:

beautiful flying insects. Long thin bodies with two eyes touching and transparent wings on top of their body

Habitat:

Live around bodies of water.

Notes:

I'm not sure what kind this one is. There are about 5000 species and around 450 in North America.

Reference Links:

Dragonfly

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Steve Hummel
Yes, it is Libellula pulchella. One of the first odes I caught back in 1969!
Noe and Pili
Nice shot! I think it could be a Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella), take a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-spotted_Skimmer
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2011

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