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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis)
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Golden-winged Skimmer - Libellula auripennis - female
Copyright © 2007 David Sarkozi

Golden-winged Skimmer - Libellula auripennis - Female
TNC Roy E. Larson Sandylands Sanctuary, Hardin County, Texas, USA
July 1, 2007
These were abundant today, I'm not sure of the ID though
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Contributed by David Sarkozi on 1 July, 2007 - 9:21pm
Last updated 29 April, 2008 - 9:39pm

Moved
Moved from Libellula.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 29 April, 2008 - 9:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2007 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

Female Golden-winged?
This is likely a female of whatever your male was. I think Yellow-sided would show even darker wingtips and, more importantly, a dark costal vein. The costal vein being noticeably pale for it's whole length I think is good for Golden-winged Skimmer. Did you get any shots of the thorax from a lateral view?
… Nick Block, 19 July, 2007 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Golden-winged
Taking a closer look at this one, too, I still think it's a female Golden-winged Skimmer. Yellow-sided definitely has a black costa. This has an evenly pale costa and three paranal cells.
… Nick Block, 1 August, 2007 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

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