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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
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unknown large bluish dragonfly - Libellula vibrans - male
Copyright © 2015 Alyssa7414

unknown large bluish dragonfly - Libellula vibrans - Male
Brandermill, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
June 25, 2015
Size: 3 - 5 inches
I'm assuming this is a male, as I saw a brown one the same size nearby, laying eggs in a very shallow, very small pond (at the time it was). Since it doesn't have a green mouth, I'm assuming it's not a Pondhawk, and it's too light to be a Slaty-backed Skimmer.

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unknown large bluish dragonfly - Libellula vibrans - male unknown large bluish dragonfly - Libellula vibrans - male unknown large bluish dragonfly - Libellula vibrans - male
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Contributed by Alyssa7414 on 27 June, 2015 - 9:59pm
Last updated 10 April, 2016 - 10:46am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 10 July, 2015 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

Great Blue
Libellula vibrans
… john and jane balaban, 28 June, 2015 - 12:40am login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Thanks! Never saw one of these before.
… Alyssa7414, 28 June, 2015 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

 
size
max. for this species is about 2.5"
… Larry de March, 29 June, 2015 - 6:32am login or register to post comments

 
Ok, thanks. It seemed bigger
Ok, thanks. It seemed bigger at the time.
… Alyssa7414, 29 June, 2015 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

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