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Widow Skimmer Dragonfly (male)

Libellula luctuosa

Description:

Mature males have a large basal area of brown on each of the four wings, and each wing also has a whitish area roughly at the middle. Adults have a steely blue body. In the late evening sun the blue body is photographing white.

Habitat:

Landing on reeds briefly in a small city park pond.

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gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Texas, USA

Spotted on Jul 20, 2014
Submitted on Jul 21, 2014

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