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Carmine Skimmer

Orthemis discolor

Photo by hg_williams3
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Red dragonfly

Habitat:

slightly saline water tropical white land marsh

Notes:

not exactly sure of the name but i beleive it has a blue morph version to the same species

Reference Links:

OdonataCentral

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Ashish
Rudy marsh skimmer type...

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PublishedSeptember 23, 2011

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