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slaty skimmer? - Libellula vibrans
Copyright © 2009 jeffs55

slaty skimmer? - Libellula vibrans
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
May 18, 2008

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Contributed by jeffs55 on 6 March, 2009 - 8:06pm
Last updated 6 October, 2014 - 10:46am

Moved
Moved from Libellula.
… Tony Leukering, 6 October, 2014 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

County
In future, please fill in the county field (I've filled it in here).
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Great Blue
With the white face, it's a Great Blue Skimmer (L. vibrans).
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