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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Neon Skimmer (Libellula croceipennis)
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Request ID of dragonfly - Libellula croceipennis - female
Copyright © 2007 rkcamper

Request ID of dragonfly - Libellula croceipennis - Female
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
June 24, 2007
Size: Approximately 2"
Closest match I can find is the female Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata, however the yellow stigma in my photo is unique, plus the photo seems to lack the basal amber wing stripe described for the female Flame Skimmer.
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Contributed by rkcamper on 1 July, 2007 - 8:02pm
Last updated 2 July, 2007 - 2:46pm

I believe
The stigma are orange in the female Flame.
… Herschel Raney, 1 July, 2007 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Unidentified Female Skimmer
I agree that stigma is causing the ID problem. Any guesses?
… rkcamper, 2 July, 2007 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Unidentified Female Skimmer
We have confirmation - Female Neon Skimmer - from TAMU Stephenville.
The strong backlighting caused part of the difficulty. Comparing darker shots to the digital files at TAMU shows a match. Also, it would appear that my specimen was recently emerged. With just a few days of age the stigma and wing markings, plus the legs, thorax and abdomen, would have darkened slightly. Thanks for the feedback.

http://stephenville.tamu.edu/~fmitchel/dragonfly/Libellulidae/lc3sa.htm
… rkcamper, 2 July, 2007 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Female Neon Skimmer
I should have posted the correct subject with the prior comment. Sorry, new to this site. The ID is conclusive.

Rod Camper
… rkcamper, 2 July, 2007 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Neon Skimmer female
Moved to Neon Skimmer.
… rkcamper, 28 August, 2007 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

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