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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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Unknown - Libellula vibrans - male
Copyright © 2011 Ed Forrest

Unknown - Libellula vibrans - Male
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
June 20, 2011
This is one of 2 photos of this dragonfly. I believe it to be a Great Blue Skimmer. As well, I performed a meticulous analysis of the wing-pattern, and I am nearly certain that this is the same exact insect as my other post with the orange tail. I can point out all the places on the wing that match exactly between the two. As well, it perched in the same spot on the same pole both weeks.
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Contributed by Ed Forrest on 13 July, 2011 - 10:33pm
Last updated 11 September, 2011 - 2:07pm

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… john and jane balaban, 11 September, 2011 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

Agree with your ID - Libellula vibrans (male)
… William Edwards, 19 August, 2011 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

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