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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata)
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Painted Skimmer - Libellula semifasciata - male
Copyright © 2006 John J Rice

Painted Skimmer - Libellula semifasciata - Male
Delmarva Peninsula near Clayton, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
July 11, 2005
Size: 7-10cm
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Contributed by John J Rice on 12 November, 2006 - 6:59am
Last updated 13 November, 2006 - 3:44pm

Moved
Moved from Halloween Pennant.
… john and jane balaban, 13 November, 2006 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
Looks like a female.
… Roger Rittmaster, 12 November, 2006 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
Actually
This is a male Painted Skimmer, Libellula semifasciata.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 12 November, 2006 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks everyone
Comparing the two, I have decided on Painted Skimmer.
… John J Rice, 13 November, 2006 - 7:23am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I struggled with this yesterday. Could see it was a male and realised it was not a Halloween Pennant but then I was stuck. Dunkle shows it as occurring in NB but I believe that this is based on just 1 record.
… A.W. Thomas, 13 November, 2006 - 7:09am login or register to post comments

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