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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
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Unknown Dragon - Libellula incesta
Copyright © 2009 Rod Haley

Unknown Dragon - Libellula incesta
lake worth, tarrant County, Texas, USA
August 20, 2009
Size: 1 1/4"
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Contributed by Rod Haley on 14 September, 2009 - 8:23pm
Last updated 11 June, 2010 - 7:19am

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Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta (female-aged)
See Bob Moul Photo

Per Paulson (1):
The brownish face and dark femora separate the female Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta from the female Great Blue Skimmer Libellula vibrans
which has a white face and femora which are pale in at least their
basal half.
The Bar-winged Skimmer Libellula axilena isn't found in north-central TX.
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