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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Saddlebags (Tramea) » Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina)
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Dragon fly - Tramea carolina
Copyright © 2007 Maria Fremlin

Dragon fly - Tramea carolina
Gainsville, University of Florida campus, near the Natural History Museum, Alachua County, Florida, USA
April 17, 2007
Size: 5 to 6 cm, probably
Which kind of 'skimmer' is this one, please? I've checked the guide for Family the Libellulidae - Common Skimmers, but couldn't find any likely ones in Florida. Did I miss something?
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Contributed by Maria Fremlin on 13 December, 2007 - 6:25am
Last updated 4 January, 2008 - 12:18pm

Moved
Moved from Saddlebags.
… john and jane balaban, 4 January, 2008 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

Carolina I believe
Top of the face looks violet to me. Check the description at odonatacentral for a few other details that seem to line up as well for carolina.
… Jason Forbes, 13 December, 2007 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Red Saddlebags.
… Maria Fremlin, 13 December, 2007 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

Looks like
This one
or this one
I'm not sure which, but leaning towards Carolina Saddlebags (Tramea carolina) as the clear patch appears to be small.
… John R. Maxwell, 13 December, 2007 - 7:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I've moved it to the red saddlebags, for the time being. I've also found a picture here which looks very similar to mine, but was found in Wisconsin.
… Maria Fremlin, 13 December, 2007 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

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