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Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami - female
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Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami - Female
Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
July 27, 2012
A female Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami) at Meaher State Park during Bug Swarm 2012. As shown in the detail photo, the left wing has 3 paranal cells proximal to the anal loop, but the right wing has 4. The color also seems to change at the node on the leading edge of the forewing.

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Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami - female Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami - female
Contributed by nvhamlett@gmail.com on 11 September, 2012 - 9:25am
Last updated 11 September, 2012 - 4:14pm

Great detail
Nice lesson. Love to learn. Thanks Nancy!
… Jon Rapp, 27 March, 2013 - 11:01am

Fascinating, Nancy
We love the difference in venation on the two wings!
… john and jane balaban, 11 September, 2012 - 10:23am

 
It had me puzzled for a bit
The examples that G & J Strickland have posted here include two L. needhami with 4 of the relevant cells on one wing and three on the other. If it hadn't been for those examples, I wouldn't have been sure quite what to think.
… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 11 September, 2012 - 6:36pm

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