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Four-spotted Skimmer

Libellula quadrimaculata

Description:

The brown colour and four spots on the wings are distinguishing features of this dragonfly.

Habitat:

Ponds and slow flowing rivers. It can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.

Notes:

In Europe this dragonfly is known as the Four-spotted Chaser.

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2 Comments

ianmaton
ianmaton 11 years ago

Thanks Small Wonders. It posed perfectly for the photograph...

Small Wonders
Small Wonders 11 years ago

Beautiful!

ianmaton
Spotted by
ianmaton

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013

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