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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis)
Photo#18210
Golden-winged Skimmer - Libellula auripennis - male
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Golden-winged Skimmer - Libellula auripennis - Male
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
June 28, 2003
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Contributed by tom murray on 25 May, 2005 - 2:50pm
Last updated 1 June, 2007 - 10:16pm

Moved
Moved from Needham's Skimmer.
… john and jane balaban, 1 June, 2007 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

New note from Gayle -
"#18210 Costa uniformly pale. Three paranal cells promimal to anal loop in each hind wing. Usually difficult to see on a photograph. This is a male L. auripennis."
We would agree, so we'll move this one Tom, but feel free to disagree if the arguments are not convincing.
Link to the Stricklands' work on the INFO page now.
… john and jane balaban, 1 June, 2007 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the correct id
These 2 species are hard for me to tell apart, and both occur here.
… tom murray, 1 June, 2007 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

Tom
What do you think about these two in ID Request
… john and jane balaban, 25 May, 2005 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

 
I would lean towards Needham'
I would lean towards Needham's Skimmer for both, but without seeing the wings, I can't say for sure.
… tom murray, 26 May, 2005 - 6:45am login or register to post comments

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