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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
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Dragonfly - Libellula vibrans
Copyright © 2011 James Senn

Dragonfly - Libellula vibrans
Wicksburg, Houston County, Alabama, USA
September 24, 2010
Size: Mid-size dragonfly.

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Contributed by James Senn on 14 February, 2011 - 2:54am
Last updated 10 July, 2013 - 10:51am

Moved
Moved from Libellula.
… Nick Block, 10 July, 2013 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 7 March, 2011 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 19 February, 2011 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

I would try
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans). I believe this is an older female.
Wings have small black bars at base, spots at midpoint, black stigmas, and black edges at tip. Face white. Older females become dark grayish throughout, with green eyes.
… Kelly Fiegle, 14 February, 2011 - 5:45am login or register to post comments

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