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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
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Young Male - Libellula pulchella - male
Copyright © 2006 Bill Meier

Young Male - Libellula pulchella - Male
Batavia, Kane County, Illinois, USA
July 1, 2006
Photo taken at the Fermilab prairie restoration.
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Contributed by Bill Meier on 1 July, 2006 - 4:06pm
Last updated 10 September, 2007 - 4:12pm

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Twelve-spotted Skimmer female (Libellula pulchella).
… John Davis, 1 July, 2006 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Immature Male
I think this is an immature male Twelve-spotted Skimmer. The hint of white spots in the wings and the developing pruinosity on the abdomen suggest a male.

Loren Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 2 July, 2006 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

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