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White-tailed Skimmer

Libellula lydia

Habitat:

Found near pond in wooded area of Pool Wildlife Sanctury, Emmaus, Pa

Notes:

WikipediA has them classified in genus Plathemus, noting that it has been debated at least since the late 19th century

3 Comments

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

nice picture, I think we don't have this one in Europe...

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

you are welcome :) I have to admit that i don't know a lot about Odonata, it is not my area, I searched id for my damselfly and found id for your, two times today :D

JamesFunk
JamesFunk 10 years ago

Thank you Jopy for the ID...do you have a comment on the note I added concerning the genus classification?

JamesFunk
Spotted by
JamesFunk

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jul 6, 2013
Submitted on Jul 13, 2013

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