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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
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Double-ringed Pennant (Celithemis verna) ? - Libellula incesta
Copyright © 2011 stan gilliam

Double-ringed Pennant (Celithemis verna) ? - Libellula incesta
Greensboro, Gulford County, North Carolina, USA
July 25, 2011
There were several of these around the pond at the community college where I work.
A hot morning! There were lots of other dragonflies, but most of them were too busy or too shy to pose like this one.
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Contributed by stan gilliam on 25 July, 2011 - 9:34pm
Last updated 26 July, 2011 - 5:49pm

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… stan gilliam, 26 July, 2011 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

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This is a male Slaty Skimmer.

… Corey Husic, 25 July, 2011 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

 
OK, but if you have a moment,
could you say why it is not a Double-ringed Pennant or a male Common Nighthawk?
Thanks, Corey.
… stan gilliam, 26 July, 2011 - 8:27am login or register to post comments

 
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A Double-ringed would show a black area on the hindwings where the wings meet the body. And I assume you mean Common Pondhawk :), which tends to have a greenish thorax and green eyes.
… Corey Husic, 26 July, 2011 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Corey.
That's good info. Odonata are new to me. I really need a longer lens to get the kind of pictures I want.
The words "pond" and "hawk" dont go together well for me. :-(
I'm a long-time birder, and "nighthawk" is just part of my vocabulary!
… stan gilliam, 26 July, 2011 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

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