Common whitetail
The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance. The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look. Females have a brown body and a different pattern of wing spots, closely resembling that of female Libellula pulchella, the twelve-spotted skimmer. Whitetail females can be distinguished by their smaller size, shorter bodies, and white zigzag abdominal stripes; the abdominal stripes of L. puchella are straight and yellow.
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Common whitetail
The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance. The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look. Females have a brown body and a different pattern of wing spots, closely resembling that of female Libellula pulchella, the twelve-spotted skimmer. Whitetail females can be distinguished by their smaller size, shorter bodies, and white zigzag abdominal stripes; the abdominal stripes of L. puchella are straight and yellow.
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Libellula lydia ist eine in No ...... der Familie der Segellibellen.
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Plathemis lydia is een libelle ...... publiceerd in 1773 door Drury.
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Plathemis lydia – gatunek ważk ...... Północnej i Ameryki Środkowej.
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Plathemis lydiaFichier:Common ...... ce de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
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The common whitetail or long-t ...... Libellula may be appropriate.
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*Libellula lydia
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Plathemis lydia
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Libellula lydia ist eine in No ...... der Familie der Segellibellen.
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Plathemis lydia is een libelle ...... publiceerd in 1773 door Drury.
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Plathemis lydia – gatunek ważk ...... Północnej i Ameryki Środkowej.
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Plathemis lydiaFichier:Common ...... ce de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
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The common whitetail or long-t ...... hella are straight and yellow.
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Common whitetail
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Libellula lydia
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Plathemis lydia
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Plathemis lydia
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Plathemis lydia
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