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Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa - male
Copyright © 2007 Ken Slade

Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa - Male
Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
June 1, 2007
Is this a mature male Widow Skimmer? The powder white is showing on wings, but no black on wing tips. Do mature males loose the slaty blue color from their abdomen? Is it correct to assume that if there is any powder white on the wings, it is a male?
(Photo taken near Grapevine Lake).
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Contributed by Ken Slade on 11 June, 2007 - 3:43pm
Last updated 15 June, 2007 - 8:00pm

Male
White does equal male. Except for rare variants. And this male is not quite to full adult color on body or wings.
… Herschel Raney, 11 June, 2007 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thank you Herschel for your help!
… Ken Slade, 11 June, 2007 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

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