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Photo#56505
Dragonfly nymph
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Dragonfly nymph

Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 2006
Size: 20mm
Netted from the grasses at the edge of the Nashua River. Is this an Emerald or a Skimmer nymph?
It looks almost ready to eclose, so I took it home to hopefully find out what it turns out to be.

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Contributed by tom murray on 8 June, 2006 - 6:43pm
Last updated 13 June, 2007 - 6:06pm

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Moved
Moved from Common Skimmers.
… john and jane balaban, 13 June, 2007 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

Libellulidae
Haven't paid too much attention to common names, but suspect this means "skimmer" nymph.
… Donald S. Chandler, 8 June, 2006 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

 
With those yellow spots
down each side of the abdomen, I'd bet this is a Common Whitetail (L. lydia).
… tom murray, 8 June, 2006 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

 
The long lateral spines
on S9 rule out lydia.
… Tony, 8 June, 2006 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

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