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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Orthemis » Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea)
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Unknown Dragonfly - Orthemis ferruginea - male
Copyright © 2007 Peter Schulz

Unknown Dragonfly - Orthemis ferruginea - Male
delray beach, palm beach County, Florida, USA
Posting this for a friend, we both scoured our ID books and couldn't find a positive, any help?

Thanks!

Charles
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Contributed by Charles Weber on 1 August, 2007 - 9:48am
Last updated 1 August, 2007 - 2:27pm

Male
This is a teneral male Roseate Skimmer that has not obtained its distinctive reddish color yet. The terminal appendages and lack of a lateral flange on S8 ID it as a male. Their thoracic markings are very similar to a female's. Most field guides do not illustrate teneral individuals, thus their ID can be quite tough. Looking at photos online can help you appreciate the full variation in dragonfly coloration at different ages.
… Nick Block, 1 August, 2007 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Nick!
Awesome! I will pass this along, now after hearing your description I would see why it was so difficult for us to ID it!!!

Thanks again,

Charles
… Charles Weber, 1 August, 2007 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

Based on thorax marking I'd s
Based on thorax marking I'd say female Roseate Skimmer (with a question mark)
… Dennis Profant, 1 August, 2007 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

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