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Painted Skimmer

Libellula semifasciata

Habitat:

Along the stream at Crabtree Falls, high in the mountains of NC. This dragonfly was hanging out in a sunny patch.

Notes:

Copyright © 2012 Jeremy Bullinger. All rights reserved.


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4 Comments

Bullinger
Bullinger 2 months ago

I have this ID'd as a Painted Skimmer, but after looking at several different sources, I'm leaning more towards Twelve-Spotted skimmer. Anyone else have experience with these?

Maria dB
Maria dB a year ago

lovely

harsuame
harsuame a year ago

Vitral alado que bello

turtles2penguins
turtles2penguins a year ago

nice

North Carolina, USA

Lat: 35.82, Long: -82.14

Spotted on Jun 8, 2011
Submitted on May 9, 2012

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