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Dragonfly exuviae--species?

Dragonfly exuviae--species?
Williamson County, Texas, USA
July 28, 2006
Size: 25mm
I'm finding a lot of these larval "skins" stuck to the lily pads and to the water iris around our large water garden. Most are in protected locations but I've been able to photograph a few. Would it help in ID if I laid them right-side up on a flat surface, or is it easier to ID them in situ? Would a list of dragonflies seen laying eggs at this water be helpful?

This particular one was pale all over (I got under it, but there was no reasonable way to take a picture like that; the sun was right overhead.) Another, that I'll post as a separate entry, was much darker, and not just because it was placed vertically. Both were 25mm long by direct measurement (unlike the adult dragonfly, these things will hold still to have a plastic rule places next to them...) I don't know if that means anything...

Moved
Moved from Common Skimmers.

Moved to guide
8/18/06. Given the skimmers observed laying eggs in this pond, it could easily be a Neon Skimmer, Widow Skimmer, Halloween Pennant, Roseate Skimmer, Autumn Meadowhawk or Yellow-legged Meadowhawk exuvia.

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