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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata)
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Dragonfly - Libellula saturata - female
Copyright © 2007 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Dragonfly - Libellula saturata - Female
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
June 29, 2007
Not the very shiny metallic orange sometimes seen. It was dipping its tail into the water repeatedly, possibly depositing eggs.
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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 29 June, 2007 - 5:34pm
Last updated 1 August, 2007 - 4:13pm

Moved
Moved from Libellula.
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2007 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

Female Flame
I agree with the assessment of female Flame Skimmer.
… Nick Block, 1 August, 2007 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2007 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

Nice photo!
It looks to me like a female Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata. I can't recall where Sunnyvale is, but if it's in the San Diego area then Neon Skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is also a possibility.
… June Tveekrem, 29 June, 2007 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, June, from the Bay Area
I don't think it's a neon, so maybe your first guess.
-Mac
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 29 June, 2007 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

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