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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Yellow-sided Skimmer (Libellula flavida)
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16th Dragon of the Season - Libellula flavida - male
Copyright © 2007 Lee Ruth

16th Dragon of the Season - Libellula flavida - Male
Cass County, Texas, USA
June 11, 2007
I am pretty sure this is a female Golden-winged Skimmer but will wait for confirmation before moving it to:
"Libellula auirpennis".

I am not sure what is being eaten.


Lee

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Contributed by Lee Ruth on 17 November, 2007 - 6:46pm
Last updated 21 December, 2007 - 2:56pm

I am
glad I waited. Apparently this is a young male Yellow-sided Skimmer and not a female Golden-winged Skimmer. If this is confirmed I will move it to:
"Libellula".

Lee
… Lee Ruth, 18 November, 2007 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

We didn't realize that you had posted two
We would agree except for the gender. Those are definitely male abdominal claspers.
Are these two images of the same dragon? If so they should both be tagged, and then linked.
… john and jane balaban, 17 November, 2007 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I have
changed the gender designation and linked the 2 images of this specimen. It will be cool if I have added new data to the guide.

Thanks for the continued assistance.

Lee
… Lee Ruth, 17 November, 2007 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Changed our comment as on the other image
We would suggest young male flavida
… john and jane balaban, 18 November, 2007 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

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