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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Bar-winged Skimmer (Libellula axilena)
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Bar-winged Skimmer - Libellula axilena
Copyright © 2008 Carol Clemens

Bar-winged Skimmer - Libellula axilena
Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
May 24, 2008
taken in grassy area along Port Royal Sound....trying to guess...is this a female great blue skimmer??
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Contributed by Carol Clemens on 24 May, 2008 - 1:29pm
Last updated 9 June, 2008 - 4:28pm

Not sure...
It looks like either a female Bar-winged (Libellula axilena), Slaty (L. incesta) or Great Blue Skimmer (L. vibrans), all of which look very similar. I think a Great Blue Skimmer would have a whiter face than this individual, whereas a Slaty would have a dark face. This appears to have a dark face with a white border, which is consistent with a Bar-winged Skimmer. So, I would tentatively guess Bar-winged.
… Andy R, 25 May, 2008 - 6:36am login or register to post comments

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