Skimmer - Libellula needhami

Moved

Moved from Skimmers. Sounds like we all agree!

… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2012 - 4:26pm

We would call this Needham's

based upon our understanding of the differences. It will be interesting to see what others think.

… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2012 - 8:03pm

Skimmer

John and Jane,

Thanks for your comments. Based on location and proximity to shore, Needham's seems more likely. We will look forward to other comments.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE

… Loren & Babs Padelford, 1 August, 2012 - 10:54pm

I agree

with ID of Needham's Skimmer. I'm looking at that thorax, and it looks like the red color does NOT extend all the way down the humeral stripe, rather it discontinues. Hard to tell for sure, but the hind tibia appears brown, rather than black. Finally, we only found Needham's same place this day, Paulson says Needham's are most common on/near coast, and the two different species "seem to coexist rarely".

my 2 cents FWIW

… Jon Rapp, 5 August, 2012 - 4:12pm

Moved

Moved from Eight-spotted Skimmer.

… Loren & Babs Padelford, 31 July, 2012 - 10:40am