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Libellula luctuosa
Mature males have a large basal area of brown on each of the four wings, and each wing also has a whitish area roughly at the middle. Their brown bodies become increasingly pruinose (whitish) as they get older. Females and immature males have the same brown wing bands as the mature males, but not the whitish areas. Wings usually have a brown tip. A dorsal view of the abdomen shows a brown band at center with a yellow stripe running along each side.
Brushy area in greenbelt running through subdivision.
Spotted on Aug 17, 2013
Submitted on Aug 18, 2013
2 Comments
Not all, but I try. It's a great learning experience.
Nice find. You are unstoppable joanbstanley. But that you have an ID for all your spottings is really amazing, congrats!