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Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia)
Photo#1805027
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Z. Gill
Crocothemis servilia
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
April 25, 2020
Size: 42mm
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Z. Gill
on 26 April, 2020 - 5:29pm
Last updated 29 April, 2020 - 10:58am
Moved
Moved from
Skimmers
.
Reasonably confident on the ID.
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Tyler Hedlund
, 29 April, 2020 - 10:58am
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
.
Possibly
Crocothemis servilia
, scarlet skimmer, though the pterostigma doesn't look right.
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Tyler Hedlund
, 27 April, 2020 - 11:43am
What doesn't look right about it?
It looks very similar to this
picture
Am I missing something?
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Z. Gill
, 29 April, 2020 - 10:48am
Pterostigma color
In scarlet skimmers the pterostigma are pale, whereas in yours they're dark. Though it looks like there may be a few photos showing dark ones as well, so that may not be as reliable a character as I'd thought.
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Tyler Hedlund
, 29 April, 2020 - 10:57am
The lighting wasn't great
It looks darker than it is, but it is indeed not pale.
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Z. Gill
, 29 April, 2020 - 11:02am