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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami)
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Dragonfly with orange striped wings - Libellula needhami - male
Copyright © 2019 Robert Tarburton

Dragonfly with orange striped wings - Libellula needhami - Male
Prime Hook NWR, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
July 29, 2019
I suspect it's an Autumn Meadowhawk but I don't see any other pictures with the orange stripe at the front of each wing
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Contributed by Robert Tarburton on 7 August, 2019 - 8:03pm
Last updated 23 August, 2020 - 9:25pm

Moved
Moved from Libellula.
… William Edwards, 23 August, 2020 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Libellula for expert identification.
Moved from Dragonflies and Damselflies.

Either Needham's or Golden-winged... I'll leave it to an expert.
… Ken Allison, 30 August, 2019 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Looks too big for a Meadowhawk
Likely a Needham's Skimmer
… john and jane balaban, 7 August, 2019 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

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