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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Yellow-sided Skimmer (Libellula flavida)
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Yellow-sided Skimmer - Libellula flavida - male
Copyright © 2012 Bryan E. Reynolds

Yellow-sided Skimmer - Libellula flavida - Male
Lexington Wildlife Management Area, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
July 13, 2008
Slaty Skimmer, Libellula incesta?
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Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 2 September, 2012 - 11:03pm
Last updated 17 October, 2012 - 10:46am

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 7 October, 2012 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Expert ID - Libellula flavida (male)
I sent your image to Dennis Paulson (1), (2) who identified it as a male Libellula flavida.
Mr. Paulson says that this is a new county record for Cleveland County and urges you to send the record into Odonata Central.
… William Edwards, 7 October, 2012 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

 
William, I'm just now getting
William, I'm just now getting back into my Bugguide images. Thanks for all the work on my images and for the ID's. I'll submit this as a record.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 17 October, 2012 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

In my opinion - Libellula flavida (male)


Male Slaty Skimmer does not have the light sides of the thorax with the dark stripe through it.
… William Edwards, 30 September, 2012 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

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