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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
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Mystery Dragonfly - Libellula luctuosa - male
Copyright © 2011 naturegirl

Mystery Dragonfly - Libellula luctuosa - Male
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, USA
July 8, 2011
What caught my eye was the coppery sheen that flashed across the wings and body when this dragonfly flew - very metallic. I was thinking it might be a female widow skimmer, but this one has some faint dark splotches at the tips of the wings, and the size of the dark splotch on the forewings (close to the body) seemed too big for that species, based on the photos in the book I have.
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Contributed by naturegirl on 8 July, 2011 - 1:19pm
Last updated 8 July, 2011 - 3:16pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2011 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

Yes, Widow,
but young male Libellula luctuosa
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2011 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Terrific!
Thanks bunches!
… naturegirl, 8 July, 2011 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

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