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Twelve-spotted Skimmer Female? No - - Plathemis lydia - female
Copyright © 2006 Marty DeAngelo

Twelve-spotted Skimmer Female? No - - Plathemis lydia - Female
Valley Forge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 13, 2006
Size: 2"
Contributed by Marty DeAngelo on 13 June, 2006 - 9:11pm
Last updated 13 June, 2006 - 10:49pm

Actually Plathemis lydia,
which is the correct identification for this image by the way, is called the Common Whitetail. The female is often cunfused with the Twelve Spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella, which is a different animal from the one pictured here. Check in the guide at the stripe along the side of the abdomen.
… john and jane balaban, 13 June, 2006 - 10:48pm

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