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Flame Skimmer? - Libellula croceipennis
Copyright © 2008 Bobby Grizzard

Flame Skimmer? - Libellula croceipennis
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 27, 2008
At the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.
Contributed by Bobby Grizzard on 27 July, 2008 - 9:17pm
Last updated 20 November, 2008 - 1:13pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Nick Block, 20 November, 2008 - 1:13pm

Neon
The brilliant red front of the thorax actually makes this a Neon Skimmer (Libellula croceipennis).
… Nick Block, 20 November, 2008 - 1:13pm

 
Thanks, Nick.
Thanks, Nick.
… Bobby Grizzard, 21 November, 2008 - 8:22am

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