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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Corporals (Ladona) » Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
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Blue corporal - Ladona deplanata - male
Copyright © 2017 Maria de Bruyn

Blue corporal - Ladona deplanata - Male
Brumley Forest Reserve, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
April 22, 2017
There were many dragonflies but I'm fairly certain the photos are of one individual

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Blue corporal - Ladona deplanata - male Blue corporal - Ladona deplanata - male
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Contributed by Maria de Bruyn on 1 May, 2017 - 6:12pm
Last updated 4 May, 2017 - 5:45pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… William Edwards, 3 May, 2017 - 8:08am login or register to post comments

Looks more like a Slaty Skimmer
But I'm rusty at my Odonates
… Sequoia Wrens, 1 May, 2017 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Slaty skimmer
I considered slaty skimmer, too, but there were so many pondhawks around. Thanks for your suggestion; I'll wait to see if anyone else comments.
… Maria de Bruyn, 2 May, 2017 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

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