Libellula pulchella -- eight twelve-spotted skimmer, Elmer's Two-Mile Creek, Boulder, Colorado. See here for eight-spotted skimmer, L. forensis.
5 Comments
nlb.birder · 15 December 2014
This is actually the look-alike to eight-spotted - Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella). The black tips to the wings are lacking on an eight-spotted (thus, it has 8 black spots in the wings, instead of 12). Cheers!
Matt Young · 15 December 2014
The problem is that I can't count -- I see 12 spots altogether, not including the wingtips, that is, white, black, white. Or is that not how it is done? Anyway, I will correct the post in a moment -- and keep an eye out for L. pulcella!
Matt Young · 15 December 2014
it has 8 black spots in the wings
Only the black spots count?
Henry J · 15 December 2014
Hey, that there's a biplane! Ergo, design!!111!!!one!!!!
5 Comments
nlb.birder · 15 December 2014
This is actually the look-alike to eight-spotted - Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella). The black tips to the wings are lacking on an eight-spotted (thus, it has 8 black spots in the wings, instead of 12). Cheers!
Matt Young · 15 December 2014
The problem is that I can't count -- I see 12 spots altogether, not including the wingtips, that is, white, black, white. Or is that not how it is done? Anyway, I will correct the post in a moment -- and keep an eye out for L. pulcella!
Matt Young · 15 December 2014
Henry J · 15 December 2014
Hey, that there's a biplane! Ergo, design!!111!!!one!!!!
nlb.birder · 16 December 2014