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Widow Skimmer 6000th spotting

Libellula luctuosa

Description:

Widow Skimmer males have dark brown bands on all wings bordered by a distinctive outer band of white. Their eyes are dark brown and black. The males Widow Skimmer’s abdomens tend to be a steely blue color with dark areas that go to the base of the wings. The abdomen will become increasingly dusty-white as the dragonfly ages.

Habitat:

Development greenbelt.

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4 Comments

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 9 years ago

Thank you, Luis.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Congrats on your 6,000! Great work!

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 9 years ago

Thank you.

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Beauty and congrats 6000 is quite a milemarker!

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 24, 2014
Submitted on Aug 27, 2014

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