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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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Which skimmer? - Plathemis lydia
Copyright © 2009 Marty R.

Which skimmer? - Plathemis lydia
Rochester, New York, USA
July 1, 2009
I had self-identified this as a female Twelve-spotted. However, I came across this picture of a female whitetail and wonder if that's what mine is.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/212956
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Contributed by Marty R. on 30 September, 2009 - 12:01am
Last updated 30 September, 2009 - 10:00am

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… margarethe brummermann, 30 September, 2009 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

Concur
Yep, Common Whitetail. A female Twelve-spotted would have a somewhat more slender abdomen, and the pale lines on the sides would be continuous, not broken like this one.
… psweet, 30 September, 2009 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
… Ron M., 30 September, 2009 - 1:02am login or register to post comments

 
"Haste makes waste"
I'm sure I counted 12 spots, took a quick peek at a field guide picture and made my ID. I wonder if I made the same mistake on another one, which I'll be posting shortly.

Thank you very much.
… Marty R., 30 September, 2009 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

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