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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
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Blue Dragonfly - Libellula incesta
Copyright © 2006 princer7

Blue Dragonfly - Libellula incesta
Austin - Zilker Park Botanical Gardens, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 29, 2006
This dragonfly was seen near a red neon dragonfly at Zilker Park.

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Contributed by princer7 on 31 July, 2006 - 6:15pm
Last updated 18 August, 2006 - 6:20pm

Dragon
Comanche's have white stigma. This looks like a good old Slaty Skimmer to me. Male.
… Herschel Raney, 1 August, 2006 - 7:22am login or register to post comments

 
Slaty Skimmer
Yes Sir, you are right about the white stigmas. I must have been up to late.
… Lou Gardella, 1 August, 2006 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Could this be a Slaty Skimmer
Could this be a Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)?
… princer7, 31 July, 2006 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes it could
And I believe it is.

Please don't ask why I'm up at 3:15 am.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 1 August, 2006 - 2:15am login or register to post comments

Blue Dragonfly
Looks to me to be a Comanche Skimmer Libellula comanche
… Lou Gardella, 31 July, 2006 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

It was about the same size if
It was about the same size if I remember correctly. I have a picture with both of them landing on the same stem I'll dig up for comparison.
… princer7, 31 July, 2006 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

Can you compare the size...
...of this dragonfly to the Neon Skimmer? Eastern Pondhawk males are a common all-blue dragonfly in this area, but are markedly smaller than Neon Skimmers. Young males are the darker blue; older ones get "pruinose" or a whitish covering that makes them paler. The face is green. If this was much smaller than the Neon Skimmer, I'm betting on a young male Eastern Pondhawk.

Larger blue dragonflies include several skimmers (Bar-winged, Bleached, Comanche (but the Comanche has white pterostigmata, so it can't be that one.)
… E Moon, 31 July, 2006 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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