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Dragonfly - Libellula
Copyright © 2008 Ben Van Allen

Dragonfly - Libellula
Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
June 19, 2008
Size: 45mm long
Another Dragonfly hanging around the old field at Harrison Lake in the late morning. Not sure what this one is, though I suspect it's a female.

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Contributed by Ben Van Allen on 19 June, 2008 - 2:38pm
Last updated 23 July, 2008 - 11:38pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 23 July, 2008 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

The side of the thorax looks yellow
in this image. If that is true, then we suggest Libellula flavida, see
, but yours doesn't seem to have enough black on the wingtips. If it is white, then Needham's is a possibility, but we would expect to see more light color forward on the thorax, see
. It will be interesting to see what others propose.
… john and jane balaban, 19 June, 2008 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

 
flavida?
In another (lower quality) picture I took, this female pretty clearly has yellow sides.
… Ben Van Allen, 19 June, 2008 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

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