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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)
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Unkown Dragonfly - Libellula cyanea - female
Copyright © 2012 Albert Meek

Unkown Dragonfly - Libellula cyanea - Female
Great Bay, National Wildlife Refuge, New Hampshire, USA
July 13, 2012
Hope someone can ID this dragonfly.

Thx in advance,

Albert
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Contributed by Albert Meek on 14 July, 2012 - 5:22am
Last updated 15 July, 2019 - 4:00pm

Please...
fill in the county field.
… Tony Leukering, 15 July, 2019 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

Please...
fill in county field.
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Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)
Yes, it is a female Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea).
… Greg W. Lasley, 15 July, 2012 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

Female spangled skimmer
Libellula cyanea, I believe, but I'm not familiar with the dragonflies of New Hampshire, so not 100% sure it couldn't be something else. But the dark wingtips, the white/dark stigmas, and the big white patches on the thorax all look like they match.
… Melissa Barton, 14 July, 2012 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

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