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Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly (male)
Libellula pulchella
38.7543, -77.1047
Field Notes
Description:
A Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly perching on one of the tree branches of an active North American Beaver lodge. "The Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) is a common North American skimmer dragonfly ... . Each wing has three brown spots. In adult males, additional white spots form between the brown ones and at the bases of the hindwings; it is sometimes called the Ten-spot Skimmer for the number of these white spots." Source Credit: Wikipedia
Habitat:
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/
Notes:
My apologies for the poor quality of these photos! The iPhone 3GS built-in camera does not feature a zoom lens. Photo 1 of 4 was cropped and annotated to highlight the dragonfly; Photo 2 of 4 is the "un-annotated" version. Photo 3 of 4 is the original photo, annotated to highlight the dragonfly; Photo 4 of 4 is the "un-annotated" version.
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