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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
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Dragonfly, unknown for ID - Libellula pulchella - male
Copyright © 2006 Bill Meier

Dragonfly, unknown for ID - Libellula pulchella - Male
batavia, Kane County, Illinois, USA
July 1, 2006
Photo taken at the Fermilab prairie restoration.

Thanks for your help. What causes the small loss of the outer area of each lower wing section?
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Contributed by Bill Meier on 1 July, 2006 - 4:03pm
Last updated 3 July, 2006 - 10:36am

Wing damage
Wing damage can be the result of attempted predation (the dragonfly got away, just barely) or dragonfly/dragonfly aggression or "accidental" damage while flying.
… E Moon, 3 July, 2006 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

Twelve-spotted Skimmer
This is a Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella).
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 1 July, 2006 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

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