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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Saddlebags (Tramea) » Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
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Copyright © 2010 Howard Paley

"Black Saddlebag Skimmer" - Tramea lacerata
Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
July 25, 2010
Size: 4"
Watson Lake, Prescott, Az., 07/25/10. I believe this is a Black Saddlebag Skimmer?!
Any recommendations for a good bug-ID book I can shove in my pack?
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Contributed by Howard Paley on 1 August, 2010 - 11:35am
Last updated 2 August, 2010 - 7:17am

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… Denis A. Doucet, 2 August, 2010 - 7:17am login or register to post comments

Your ID is Correct - Black Saddlebags
Two great field guides are: Insect Field Guide (1) and Odonate Field Guide (2)
… William Edwards, 1 August, 2010 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanx for the intel ... will check them out.
… Howard Paley, 2 August, 2010 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

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