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Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Libellula pulchella

Description:

Purple, four winged dragonfly

Habitat:

Mostly anywhere warm and sunny, with something to land on and bath itself in the sun.

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Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella Twelve-spotted Skimmer


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3 Comments

I see you found where we put them, thanks for correcting.

6krusee
6krusee 10 years ago

So what is the correct common and scientific name?

The Widow Skimmer only has one black and one white patch on each wing. This has 3 which makes it the 12-spotted.

6krusee
Spotted by
6krusee

Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

Spotted on Aug 18, 2013
Submitted on Dec 9, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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