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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
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Blue Dasher? - Libellula vibrans
Copyright © 2019 Mary Ann Daly

Blue Dasher? - Libellula vibrans
Indian Springs WMA, Washington County, Maryland, USA
June 4, 2019
Size: 560x420px
On a hunting road (off-season).
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Contributed by Mary Ann Daly on 25 June, 2019 - 7:44pm
Last updated 27 June, 2019 - 11:58am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 27 June, 2019 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

What do you think of Libellula vibrans?
Much bigger than a dasher, no?
… john and jane balaban, 26 June, 2019 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Blue dragonfly
You're right, Libellula vibrans is a better fit. Besides being larger than the dasher, it has less black on the abdomen, no stripes on the thorax, and no amber on the wings.
Thank you!
… Mary Ann Daly, 27 June, 2019 - 1:27am login or register to post comments

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