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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 Skimmers or Neon Skimmers? - Libellula croceipennis
Copyright © 2014 Woodworker

Flame Skimmers or Neon Skimmers? - Libellula croceipennis
Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
August 1, 2014
Size: 3-4"

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Contributed by Woodworker on 9 August, 2014 - 1:44pm
Last updated 29 October, 2014 - 8:06pm

Moved
Moved from Libellula.
… Greg W. Lasley, 29 October, 2014 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Greg W. Lasley, 20 October, 2014 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 31 August, 2014 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

I'd suggest
Neon skimmer but they get to only a max. of 2.2"
… Larry de March, 9 August, 2014 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

 
They were certainly larger th
They were certainly larger than 2"............certainly 3", length and wingspan about equal
… Woodworker, 9 August, 2014 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

 
you'll have to
argue with the experts who've measured them with a ruler.

Most people (myself included sometimes) overestimate the size of what they are looking at, often by a huge amount as in your case.
… Larry de March, 9 August, 2014 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Overestimating size
I am starting to take notes when I shoot in the field, and that will help. Any suggestions in estimating size more accurately with skittish subjects? Thanks
… Woodworker, 24 August, 2014 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
size
you could carry a 15cm plastic ruler and photograph it in the position the insect occupied without changing the distance from the camera.
… Larry de March, 24 August, 2014 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

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