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Libellula lydia
A Common Whitetail dragonfly, a member of the skimmer family of dragonflies. This individual is a female, as indicated by its brown body and mid-wing brownish-black bands that do not go edge-to-edge on its translucent wings. (Males have a white abdomen and mid-wing brownish-black bands that go edge-to-edge on its translucent wings.) Photo 1 of 2 was straightened and cropped to highlight the dragonfly; Photo 2 of 2 is the original photograph.
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
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Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Dec 13, 2011
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