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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Whitetails (Plathemis) » Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
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Plathemis lydia - Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - male
Copyright © 2009 Kathleen Chute

Plathemis lydia - Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia - Male
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
August 10, 2009
Size: 2 inch
I thought this may be a widow Skimmer, But Im not good at this at all. Anyone want to help. =)
Thanks Kathleen

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Contributed by Kathleen Chute on 16 August, 2009 - 4:19pm
Last updated 7 September, 2009 - 12:49pm

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Cool
Thank you very much. That means I will have these in my yard too. My pond is full of whitetail.
Thank you
Kathleen
… Kathleen Chute, 16 August, 2009 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Plathemis lydia
You have a new male common whitetail. Compare.
… John Stanard, 16 August, 2009 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

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