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Libellula needhami
Brilliant red body, with four incredibly thin wings, that are only about 2 centimeter's wide. the body has a black and red head, with a small body, and an long tail.
wetland area , in grasses and sticks. near a pond with in it grasses. about 80 degrees, and lots of sun.
Elsa W.P.
Spotted on Apr 10, 2012
Submitted on Apr 11, 2012
1 Comment
A little blurry, and dragonflies are a little challenging to Id because many are very similar. I think, however, this is a Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami). Most are golden but some get very red. Look through the photos on this page:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15576