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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)
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Spangled Skimmer? - Libellula cyanea
Copyright © 2009 Mean and Pinchy

Spangled Skimmer? - Libellula cyanea
Marion County, Illinois, USA
May 31, 2009
I almost didn't shoot this guy because I thought he was a Slaty Skimmer and I have lots of those already, but his wings were crumpled, so I looked closer and noticed the stigmas are black and white. That would make him a Spangled (Libellula cyanea), wouldn't it?
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Contributed by Mean and Pinchy on 31 May, 2009 - 2:02pm
Last updated 16 August, 2009 - 10:14pm

Moved
Moved from Skimmers.
… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2009 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 10 June, 2009 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

yes it would
Nice to see he can fly with those wings.
… Jason Forbes, 31 May, 2009 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow!
Three-minute response time--you're quick! Thanks very much for the confirmation, and no, he didn't seem to have any trouble in the air. In fact, I have another shot of him perched after he'd flown in and chased a Blue Dasher out of its spot. Good perches are somewhat scarce at this pond, and I caught the little dasher in the background of my shot, coming in for Round Two to chase the spangled off his perch. It was fun to watch them!
… Mean and Pinchy, 31 May, 2009 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

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