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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
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Dragonfly - Libellula incesta - male
Copyright © 2013 ehoneycutt

Dragonfly - Libellula incesta - Male
Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
June 20, 2013
If someone could at least point me to the right genus on this one, that would be helpful. But if you know the species too, that would be nice to know.
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Contributed by ehoneycutt on 21 July, 2013 - 3:34pm
Last updated 22 July, 2013 - 10:25pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Hey Cliff, great to see you back too! We should really get these dragonflies put away with you guys back.
… john and jane balaban, 22 July, 2013 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

23777 has a whiter face
and more white on the sides of the thorax. Best to wait for Nick Block.
… john and jane balaban, 21 July, 2013 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Well my name's not Nick
but I agree with incesta
… Cliff Bernzweig, 22 July, 2013 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

 
The face
Well, if it's one thing I've learned from this it is that it is important to get a picture of the face if possible! Thanks for your help.
… ehoneycutt, 21 July, 2013 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Genus is easy - Libellula
species is harder - maybe incesta, young male.
But wait to hear what Nick thinks.
… john and jane balaban, 21 July, 2013 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Dragonfly
Ok cool, thanks.
… ehoneycutt, 21 July, 2013 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe not
Ok, I found a picture on this very site from 2005 that is very similar and it was identified as a juvenile L. vibrans.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/23777/bgimage

And I know I have adult L. vibrans now so this probably was a juvenile in June.
… ehoneycutt, 21 July, 2013 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

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