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Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)
Photo#1145560
Copyright © 2015
John P Baumann
Large Red Dragonfly, Flame Skimmer? -
Libellula saturata
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Shoshone Lake Geyser Basin, YNP, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
August 29, 2015
Size: 2.5-3 inches.
Remote, high elevation area, 7,500 ft approx. Not many insects had survived early frost.
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Contributed by
John P Baumann
on 26 September, 2015 - 5:54pm
Last updated 1 September, 2022 - 11:43am
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William Edwards
, 29 November, 2015 - 4:13pm
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Moved for expert attention
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Since nobody has seen it and been able to give a good ID on the ID Request page, I'm moving this here in order that experts who look here specifically will come upon it. Cropping your image so that the bug fills up the entire frame would also assist with identification.
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Even Dankowicz
, 8 November, 2015 - 8:10pm
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