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Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer

Potamarcha congener

Photo by Atul
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Field Notes

Description:

A medium sized dragonfly with bluish black thorax and yellow tail with black markings. Face is yellowish to steel black or brown. Eyes are reddish brown above and bluish grey below. Thorax is black in adults and covered with bluish pruinescence. In young adults, yellow markings are visible through the pruinescence. Abdomen basal segments are covered with bluish pruinescence.

Habitat:

Near water bodies and shrubs dry forest

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Comments (10)
Atul
Thanks Surekha
LaurieWinters
You have such a wonderful collection of dragon fly photos. Nice!
Atul
thanks textless there are loads of these wandering around our parts now that the rains have just stopped.
textless
Wonderful photos, and great markings on the dragonfly.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2011

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