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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Neon Skimmer (Libellula croceipennis)
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Neon Skimmer - Libellula croceipennis - Libellula croceipennis - male
Copyright © 2010 Gwyn Carmean

Neon Skimmer - Libellula croceipennis - Libellula croceipennis - Male
Travis County, Texas, USA
September 5, 2010
Size: About 3 inches long.
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Contributed by Gwyn Carmean on 7 September, 2010 - 3:52am
Last updated 15 January, 2013 - 8:39am

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… john and jane balaban, 3 October, 2010 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 September, 2010 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a neon skimmer to me
Libellula croceipennis. They have the front of the thorax bright red, the amber color at the base of the wings, and the bright red abdomen, just like your photo.
… C. L. Goforth, 7 September, 2010 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

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