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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula
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Great Blue Skimmer - Libellula - female
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Great Blue Skimmer - Libellula - Female
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 18, 2005
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 19 July, 2005 - 11:35am
Last updated 10 July, 2013 - 7:46pm

Moved
Moved from Great Blue Skimmer.
… Nick Block, 10 July, 2013 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

Possibly Slaty
I'm not convinced this bug can be identified with 100% certainty. It looks like there is some dark area directly under the wings, and the femora seem kind of dark for Great Blue to me. I think there's a chance this could be a Slaty Skimmer.
… Nick Block, 10 July, 2013 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

 
I'll let you & Dennis duke it out
over the ID, but if it's not needed, feel free to frass it. Thanks!
… Lynette Elliott, 10 July, 2013 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

I don't think so
According to giffbeaton.com the Yellow-sided Skimmer has yellow on the leading edge of the forewing from the body to the tip and I'm not seeing that here. It's a king skimmer but I'm not sure which one.
… Lois Stacey, 19 July, 2005 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
You're right and with that comment I figured it out. It's Great Blue Skimmer, female.
… Lynette Elliott, 19 July, 2005 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

 
great blue skimmer
Nice picture Lynette, and a good ID. The black streak where the wing meets the body is diagnostic. The reddidh-brown eyes indicate an immature female
… Dennis Profant, 19 July, 2005 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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