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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) - Libellula luctuosa - female
Copyright © 2013 Anna M Holmes

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) - Libellula luctuosa - Female
Madison County, Alabama, USA
August 7, 2012

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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) - Libellula luctuosa - female Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) - Libellula luctuosa - female
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Contributed by Anna M Holmes on 15 July, 2013 - 12:25am
Last updated 31 December, 2015 - 1:42am

Moved
Moved from Skimmers.
… Jim Johnson, 30 December, 2015 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dot-tailed Whiteface. Again we'll move this up to family to try to get confirmation, but we don't know of any Leucorrhinia that look like this. The wing pattern makes us think maybe Libellula luctuosa but we can't be certain at this distance and in this light. Let's see what others have to say.
… john and jane balaban, 15 July, 2013 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

 
can't help but wonder what le
can't help but wonder what leads to the Dot-tailed Whiteface ID. That species has not been recorded in Alabama; closes area where it occurs are apparently in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Best match I can figure is Widow Skimmer but the lighting is so harsh that not much is visible.
… Greg W. Lasley, 22 October, 2014 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

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