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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)
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Flame Gragonfly - Libellula saturata - male
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Flame Gragonfly - Libellula saturata - Male
Las Vegas/ Springs Preserve, Clark County, Nevada, USA
September 9, 2009
Size: 90-100mm
Tried for the longest time to capture one of these, but they don't normally stay still long enough.

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Contributed by Timothy S. O'Neal II on 3 October, 2009 - 5:27am
Last updated 15 October, 2009 - 1:56pm

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… v belov, 15 October, 2009 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

Flame Skimmer
It is a male Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata).
… Greg Lasley, 4 October, 2009 - 7:27am login or register to post comments

 
Flame Skimmer
Thanks, I wasn't 100% sure.
… Timothy S. O'Neal II, 4 October, 2009 - 8:43am login or register to post comments

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