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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami)
Photo#56502
Orangey Dragonfly - Libellula needhami - male
Copyright © 2006 The Longs

Orangey Dragonfly - Libellula needhami - Male
The Woodlands, near a wetland area, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
June 8, 2006
Size: wings- 2.5 inches

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Contributed by The Longs on 8 June, 2006 - 6:34pm
Last updated 1 June, 2007 - 5:17pm

Moved
Moved from Golden-winged Skimmer.
… john and jane balaban, 1 June, 2007 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

New note from Gayle -
"56499, 56502, 56646 Very interesting! I am satisfied that this is a male L. needhami, but some features suggest L. auripennis. First, features diagnostic for L. needhami: Area forward of mesopleural suture clearly pale. Hind tibia brown.
And now for the rest of the story: #56499 shows a uniformly bright costa. Possibly angle of sun? #56502 & 56646 show a darker inner half of the costa, but the contrast is not great. Possibly mixed heritage? I haven't seen any information about hybrids."
Check out the images on the link from the INFO page. This would certainly seem to be classic needhami based upon the research the Stricklands have done for all the reasons above plus we think we see four cells on the left rear wing. We will move it there, but feel free to disagree.
… john and jane balaban, 31 May, 2007 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

Golden-Winged
This is a Golden-winged Skimmer. Nice image!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 8 June, 2006 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks so much!
… The Longs, 13 June, 2006 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

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