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Slaty Skimmer (?) - Libellula - female
Copyright © 2007 Paul Scharf

Slaty Skimmer (?) - Libellula - Female
Lake Gaston, Warren County, North Carolina, USA
July 15, 2007

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Contributed by Paul Scharf on 23 July, 2007 - 1:20pm
Last updated 20 October, 2007 - 11:21am

Moved
Moved from Common Skimmers.
… john and jane balaban, 20 October, 2007 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 9 September, 2007 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

Possibly...
...but I don't think this female skimmer can be IDed from these photos. I think you'd need more detailed shots of the lateral thoracic pattern and the facial color.
… Nick Block, 23 July, 2007 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

 
I added a third photo of what
I added a third photo of what I think is the same individual . Can you get enough view of the face for an ID ?
… Paul Scharf, 25 July, 2007 - 6:13am login or register to post comments

 
Hmmm, I don't think so. Were
Hmmm, I don't think so. Were there male Slaty Skimmers around? If so, then this probably is one. It seems like a fine fit, but I just don't know how to eliminate Great Blue Skimmer conclusively.
… Nick Block, 26 July, 2007 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

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