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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Skimmers (Crocothemis) » Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia)
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Teneral Scarlet Skimmer? - Crocothemis servilia - male
Copyright © 2011 sarinole

Teneral Scarlet Skimmer? - Crocothemis servilia - Male
Tree Top Park, Davie, Broward County, Florida, USA
March 11, 2011
At first glance, I thought Needham's, but the abdomenal stripe is much thinner and doesn't widen on the terminal segments, and Needham's lacks the cream stripe on the thorax.

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Teneral Scarlet Skimmer? - Crocothemis servilia - male Teneral Scarlet Skimmer? - Crocothemis servilia - male
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Contributed by sarinole on 27 March, 2011 - 10:58am
Last updated 22 April, 2012 - 11:23am

Moved
Moved from Skimmers.
… john and jane balaban, 22 April, 2012 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

looks like it
Amber patch at the base of the hindwing is just visible.
… Jason Forbes, 28 March, 2011 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… sarinole, 27 March, 2011 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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