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Libellula luctuosa
Widow Skimmer males have dark brown bands on all wings bordered by a distinctive outer band of white. Their eyes are dark brown and black. The males Widow Skimmer’s abdomens tend to be a steely blue color with dark areas that go to the base of the wings. The abdomen will become increasingly dusty-white as the dragonfly ages.
Miller Springs Park is a 360-acre park located below Belton Lake, on the Leon River, in Bell County, Texas. It contains diverse riparian terrain, including limestone bluffs, estuarial wetlands, mountain cedar hilltops, and riverside cottonwood stands. Numerous trails traverse prairie-like open spaces and forests of native cedar elm, live oak, and red oaks. Recent floods have created a new canyon that reveals numerous layers of sedimentary rock and fossils. Area wildlife includes white-tail deer, red foxes, coyotes, black squirrels, armadillos, and about 200 species of birds in the course of the year.
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