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Dragonfly (Twelve-spotted Skimmer)

Libellula pulchella

Description:

clear picture. More information at http://bugguide.net/node/view/208907/bgi...

Habitat:

Found near a backyard pond. Several (2?) spent a few days there.

Notes:

Wider ranging and less likely to return to the same exact perch than the previous dragonfly

1 Species ID Suggestions

Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Widow Skimmer


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2 Comments

PraveenVijayan
PraveenVijayan 12 years ago

@aburr - Yes.. Twelve-spotted Skimmer is a better identification

aburr
aburr 12 years ago

I think the following link is a bit better identification
http://bugguide.net/node/view/208907/bgi...
Twelve-spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella

aburr
Spotted by
aburr

Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Spotted on Sep 11, 2011
Submitted on Dec 26, 2011

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