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Widow Skimmer

Libellula luctuosa

About

A distinctive dragonfly with broad dark wing patches at the base and white bands beyond them in mature males. Females and young males lack the white bands.

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Did You Know?

The widow skimmer gets its somber common name from the dark mourning-veil-like patches on the wings of females.