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Painted Skimmer

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The Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) is an uncommon eastern North American skimmer dragonfly, found from New Brunswick, Canada as far south as Texas and Florida.

It is a medium-sized species, at 43 mm (1.7 in) long. Each wing is amber coloured at the base and wing tip and has several brown spots. The abdomen has a lateral strip that is white anteriorly and yellow posteriorly.

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Uploaded on August 18, 2012
Taken on August 4, 2012