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Dragonfly - Libellula axilena
Copyright © 2006 Lew Scharpf

Dragonfly - Libellula axilena
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
September 2, 2006
Suspect this specimen might be Libellula spp. perhaps vibrans (Great blue skimmer). Comments please
Contributed by Lew Scharpf on 2 September, 2006 - 10:40am
Last updated 24 September, 2006 - 6:09pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 24 September, 2006 - 6:09pm

It's a Libellula
It looks to me more like L. axilena (Bar-winged). Do you have a shot of the face?
… Cliff Bernzweig, 2 September, 2006 - 1:07pm

 
It's a Libellula
Thanks, Cliff, for the insight. Unfortunately had only a few seconds for the shot and did not get the face.
… Lew Scharpf, 2 September, 2006 - 1:58pm

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