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Dragonfly (Twelve-spotted Skimmer)

Libellula pulchella

Photo by aburr
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

clear picture. More information at
http://bugguide.net/node/view/208907/bgimage

Habitat:

Found near a backyard pond. Several (2?) spent a few days there.

Notes:

Wider ranging and less likely to return to the same exact perch than the previous dragonfly

Reference Links:

dragonfly identification - Libellula pulchella - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Widow Skimmer

Libellula luctuosa

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PraveenVijayan
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Comments (2)
PraveenVijayan
@aburr - Yes.. Twelve-spotted Skimmer is a better identification
aburr
I think the following link is a bit better identification http://bugguide.net/node/view/208907/bgimage Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella

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