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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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Dragonfly - Libellula croceipennis - female
Copyright © 2010 woodnymph

Dragonfly - Libellula croceipennis - Female
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
June 11, 2007
I have several dragonflies I cannot ID. I have a book, but I cannot find a match to these in the book
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Contributed by woodnymph on 18 December, 2010 - 5:41pm
Last updated 15 January, 2013 - 8:49am

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… John R. Maxwell, 19 December, 2010 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

In my opinion - Libellula croceipennis (female)
Per Paulson (1) Glossary - the anal loop is a foot-shaped cluster of cells in the hindwing of skimmers and emeralds

Per Dunkle (2):
Female L. croceipennis has 0-2 ankle cells in anal loop of the hindwing
Female L. saturata has 5 or more ankle cells

See DIGITAL DRAGONFLIES - Libellula croceipennis - female
Contrast with DIGITAL DRAGONFLIES - Libellula saturata - female

Your dragonfly appears to have only one or two ankle cells in each of its hindwings.
… William Edwards, 19 December, 2010 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thank you all very much for your time and the ID's.
… woodnymph, 19 December, 2010 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 18 December, 2010 - 11:43pm login or register to post comments

Nice pic
This is a Libellula sp.
… Jeffrey A Back, 18 December, 2010 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

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