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Libellula luctuosa
Scores of these buzzing around our wildflower garden (1/2 acre of native wildflowers).
Restored native prairie.
Okay I didn't see your first comment before I commented. I was saying that this spotting is a Female Widow Skimmer. I will leave comments for your other spottings you mentioned in a moment.
Is this spotting a male Widow Skimmer?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/273...
Great, thanks! Is the black coloring on the wings diagnostic for this species?
Lack of blue on wings/abdomen, and having yellow stripes on abdomen indicate female.
Thanks for the ID. I have another Widow Skimmer from a previous spotting, but it looks different. The body is a completely different color (though the black bars on the wings are similar and the overall shape and size is the same).
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/774...
What do you think?
Spotted on Jun 16, 2013
Submitted on Jun 18, 2013
