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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)
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Libellula flavida? - Libellula cyanea
Copyright © 2018 Aaron A. Edmonds

Libellula flavida? - Libellula cyanea
Flat Branch, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
June 28, 2018

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Contributed by Aaron Edmonds on 28 June, 2018 - 10:11pm
Last updated 29 June, 2018 - 7:50am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Roxanne S. Bernard, 29 June, 2018 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

Immature Male Libellula cyanea
With the white stigmas, that is a Spangled Skimmer.
… Dan Jackson, 29 June, 2018 - 7:22am login or register to post comments

 
Stigmas
White stigmas in the first photo are from color washout, a side effect of shooting in the sun. The second photo is fairly washed out, however it is at a slightly different angle. The gold stigmas are clearly visible in image three (Photo# 1546046) where the angle is shifted and the glare/washout from the light is not as intense.
… Aaron Edmonds, 26 February, 2019 - 10:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree
My mistake. Thanks for the correction.
… Dan Jackson, 27 February, 2019 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

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