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Great Blue Skimmer Great Blue Skimmer,Libellula vibrans Click/tap to enlarge

Great Blue Skimmer

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    WildFlower
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    I think it is a female Libellula vibrans - Great Blue Skimmer - pterostigmata are black, while Needham's Skimmer has yellow
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/576/bgimage
    http://www.americaninsects.net/d/libellula-vibrans.html
    http://www.americaninsects.net/d/libellula-needhami.html
     Posted 11 years ago

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The Great blue skimmer

The great blue skimmer is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in color and mature forms are blue-hued.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by DannyLong
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Uploaded May 29, 2014. Captured May 27, 2013 09:01.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/3.2
  • 1/320s
  • ISO200
  • 200mm