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Great blue skimmer, female

Libellula vibrans

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted on recently cleared path in wooded area

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
auntnance123
Thanks for narrowing the field for me, Livan. I was pretty sure it was a skimmer. This one has the white face lacking in the slaty skimmer.
LivanEscudero
well, I think what you have here is either a female Libellula incesta - Slaty Skimmer or a female Libellula vibrans - Great Blue Skimmer. They are very close and I'm not too sure which. Here is the link to the salty page and then you can click on the 'see also" link and compare: http://bugguide.net/node/view/2650
auntnance123
Thanks, Gerardo. Having a little trouble with the ID--thrown off by the brown wing tips.

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PublishedMarch 6, 2012

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