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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Libellula » Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis)
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Dragonfly - Libellula forensis
Copyright © 2014 emueller

Dragonfly - Libellula forensis
Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
August 2, 2014
Frequent perching on grasses and branches overhanging water.
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Contributed by emueller on 6 August, 2014 - 1:36am
Last updated 11 August, 2014 - 10:53am

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… Graham Montgomery, 10 August, 2014 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

Libellula forensis
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… Larry de March, 6 August, 2014 - 6:42am login or register to post comments

 
Libellula
Thank you! My field guide was limited to the Twelve Spotted Skimmer. I suppose it would be logical to count spots and surmise this to be Eight Spotted but I have no experience to be sure about that.
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