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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Neon Skimmer (Libellula croceipennis)
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Flame Skimmer ? - Libellula croceipennis - male
Copyright © 2014 Jose Hernandez

Flame Skimmer ? - Libellula croceipennis - Male
Harris County, Texas, USA
April 6, 2012
A young male Neon Skimmer.

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Flame Skimmer ? - Libellula croceipennis - male Flame Skimmer ? - Libellula croceipennis
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Contributed by Jose Hernandez on 18 July, 2014 - 10:51am
Last updated 19 July, 2014 - 3:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 19 July, 2014 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

Other skimmer;
Flame Skimmer is more western in distribution and has orange bases to the wings. This is either Golden-winged or Needham's, and I've always trouble with those two.
… Tony Leukering, 19 July, 2014 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

 
Young male Neon Skimmer?
The lack of pale areas on the thorax, and the lack of either brown or black rear lower legs argue against Needham's or Golden-winged young or female. The lack of a dark dorsal stripe on the abdomen also tend to exclude those two.
… Jose Hernandez, 19 July, 2014 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Well in range for Neon. Golden-winged and Needham's are not this stout-bodied.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 19 July, 2014 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

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