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Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Libellula pulchella

Description:

A beautiful dragonfly with alternating black and white spots on each wing.

Notes:

Lifer!

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4 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Thank you so much, Debbie!

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 10 years ago

What a great spotting J!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Thank you so much, Mark! Yes, they only count the black spots. :-) Used to be called the Ten-spotted Skimmer, don't know where the ten came from.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Nice spot J. I guess they only count the black spots. :)

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

New York, USA

Spotted on Jun 9, 2013
Submitted on Jun 16, 2013

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