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Julia Skimmer (O. julia spp. falsum) Those eyes really are that electric blue, not enhanced! Geotagged,Odonata,Orthetrum julia,South Africa,Summer,dragonflies,insects,julia falsum,julia skimmer,skimmers,south africa Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

    comments (8)

  1. Ok, I'm switching promotion, as this one is even better. Hope you don't mind. Posted 10 years ago
    1. Not at all - I prefer this one too! Thank you! Posted 10 years ago
  2. This is really great, Claire! I love the rich blue. A really gorgeous odonate. Posted 10 years ago
    1. A beauty isn't he! Thank you Travis! Posted 10 years ago
  3. Wish i could do that, i,ts just amazing how you get so much depth of field and detail. Well done. Posted 10 years ago
    1. Thank you sooo much!!! Posted 10 years ago
  4. Superb!
    Mark.
    Posted 10 years ago
    1. Thanks Mark! Posted 10 years ago

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''Orthetrum julia'', the Julia skimmer is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly.. more

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Feb 3, 2015. Captured Feb 3, 2015 10:11 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/18.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm