Victor W. Fazio III
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
This heavily pruinose female (accounting for the very dark appearance), represents only the 3rd occurrence of the species in the county. Two males were first documented in late July (one on my first day deliberately photographing dragonflies. This female was located at the edge of a woodland 100 meters from a dry stream bed, and 800 meters from the first specimen record along Blue Beaver Creek. However, the nearest known breeding population remains 50 miles to the east in Grady County.
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans)
This heavily pruinose female (accounting for the very dark appearance), represents only the 3rd occurrence of the species in the county. Two males were first documented in late July (one on my first day deliberately photographing dragonflies. This female was located at the edge of a woodland 100 meters from a dry stream bed, and 800 meters from the first specimen record along Blue Beaver Creek. However, the nearest known breeding population remains 50 miles to the east in Grady County.