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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 - male
Copyright © 2014 Rich Kelly

Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa - Male
Sturbridge/Wells State Park, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 11, 2014
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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 18 July, 2014 - 10:45am
Last updated 29 January, 2019 - 3:07pm

The terminal appendages are close together
and the end of the abdomen is narrowed. You can also see the white spots beginning to form in the center on the wings. The end of the abdomen is wider on the female and the terminal appendages are farther apart.
… john and jane balaban, 18 July, 2014 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

young male
we fixed gender
… john and jane balaban, 18 July, 2014 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

 
ok, thanks. I still have tro
ok, thanks. I still have trouble with this sometimes.
… Rich Kelly, 18 July, 2014 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

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