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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Neon Skimmer (Libellula croceipennis)
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Wide-tailed Red Dragonfly - Libellula croceipennis
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Wide-tailed Red Dragonfly - Libellula croceipennis
San Joaquin Wildlife Refuge, Orange County, California, USA
July 4, 2008
not especially skittish, I got very close. The wide, splayed tail is what really jumped out at me on this specimen.
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 4 July, 2008 - 1:36pm
Last updated 23 July, 2008 - 11:20pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 23 July, 2008 - 11:20pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Neon Skimmer.
Those have a very wide abdomen.
… June Tveekrem, 4 July, 2008 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

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