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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Dragonlets (Erythrodiplax) » Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice)
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Slaty Skimmer???? - Erythrodiplax berenice
Copyright © 2013 Carol Clemens

Slaty Skimmer???? - Erythrodiplax berenice
Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
July 1, 2013
I thought this was a Slaty Skimmer....but now I am not sure. Thanks for taking a look!

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Slaty Skimmer???? - Erythrodiplax berenice Slaty Skimmer???? - Erythrodiplax berenice
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Contributed by Carol Clemens on 3 August, 2013 - 9:18am
Last updated 8 August, 2013 - 10:18pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 8 August, 2013 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Male Slaty Skimmer. Liibellula incesta.
… Bill Wilwers, 3 August, 2013 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Not quite
It is slaty, and a skimmer, but this is a Seaside Dragonlet, Erythrodiplax berenice. The metallic blue face is pretty distinctive. Given your location, and your other photos of Needham's Skimmers, I'm guessing this and your other photos were taken in or near a salt marsh. Pretty much the only dragons that breed in salt marsh are Needham's Skimmer and Seaside Dragonlet.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 3 August, 2013 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for clarifying this! I have seen the male seaside dragonlet before, and in fact, just saw the female yesterday in a different area. I should have paid closer attention. Carol
… Carol Clemens, 3 August, 2013 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

 
As I should have.
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… Bill Wilwers, 3 August, 2013 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks so much! That was my first thought, but since I had never seen one before, I talked myself out of it. I appreciate your help.Carol
… Carol Clemens, 3 August, 2013 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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