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Eight-spotted skimmer

Libellula forensis

Description:

A skimmer dragonfly with eight dark spots (2 on each wing). With the white patches this is probably a male. Wikipedia indicates that some female of this species have white patches as well.

Habitat:

Spotted on the Westerly edge of a large pond.

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Brian38
Spotted by
Brian38

Federal Way, Washington, USA

Spotted on Jul 22, 2017
Submitted on Jul 23, 2017

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