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Flame Skimmer

Libellula saturata

Habitat:

riparian

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5 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Western Odonata

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

The info I got came from the Wester Ofonata group

MrJohn
MrJohn 10 years ago

Cool pic.

DennisPaulson
DennisPaulson 10 years ago

The dark patches look to me like shadows. Young male Flame Skimmers are just duller versions of the mature ones.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Someone told me this is a juvenile and will lose the dark patches on the abdomen as it ages.

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Walnut Creek, California, USA

Spotted on May 27, 2013
Submitted on May 27, 2013

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