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Libellula vibrans
The preceding photo gallery shows three stages in the life of a Great Blue Skimmer dragonfly, in chronological order: Photo 2 shows an immature male; Photo 3 (same as Photo 1) shows a young male; and Photo 4 shows an adult male. The three stages are marked by development of pruinosity, ranging from not pruinose to partially pruinose to completely pruinose. Note: A different dragonfly is shown in each of the three photos. Related Resources: 1) Pruinescence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruinescenc... 2) Great Blue Skimmer dragonfly (immature male) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/112... 3) Great Blue Skimmer dragonfly (adult male) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/187...
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 May 31, 2012
Submitted on Mar 4, 2013
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