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Plathemis lydia
Females have a brown body and a different pattern of wing spots than the males. They closely resemble the female Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella. Whitetail females can be distinguished by their smaller size, shorter bodies, and white zigzag abdominal stripes; the abdominal stripes of L. puchella are straight and yellow.
On a rock at the dog park.
Spotted on Aug 24, 2014
Submitted on Aug 30, 2014
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