(BG) tentative Needham's Skimmer (Libellula needhami) male 2016-8-23 Russell Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge, Wilmington, DE
Needham's or Golden-winged.
waiting for confirm/correct
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1283514/bgimage
Was back and forth like crazy between Needham's and Golden-winged and am now leaning toward Needham's.
The Stricklands' ID tips, link on info page, made matters worse for me. It didn't help that I neglected to try for a lateral view or that the quality of my picture is lacking.
First, am not sure if I'm interpreting the costal color change at the node correctly (or even if there is one) and, second, it seems to me that there are 3 distinct paranal cells on the left wing but the right wing looks like it has 4. Somebody needs to make up my mind for me. At this point am thinking Needham's based only on color - not very convincing, even to me. :) Ah, well, at least the color tells me it's male, whether one or the other.
waiting for confirm/correct
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1283514/bgimage
Was back and forth like crazy between Needham's and Golden-winged and am now leaning toward Needham's.
The Stricklands' ID tips, link on info page, made matters worse for me. It didn't help that I neglected to try for a lateral view or that the quality of my picture is lacking.
First, am not sure if I'm interpreting the costal color change at the node correctly (or even if there is one) and, second, it seems to me that there are 3 distinct paranal cells on the left wing but the right wing looks like it has 4. Somebody needs to make up my mind for me. At this point am thinking Needham's based only on color - not very convincing, even to me. :) Ah, well, at least the color tells me it's male, whether one or the other.
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