Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) Photo Gallery by Ryan Brady at pbase.com

Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)

One of the five common "King Skimmers" in Wisconsin. Both sexes show broad black patches at the wing bases. Males have whitish bands outside of the black patches and a whitish (pruinose) abdomen. Females shows a black abdomen with yellow side-stripes. The wing pattern makes this medium-sized, pond-dwelling dragonfly difficult to misidentify.

Widow Skimmer (L. luctuosa) - male	Widow Skimmer (L. luctuosa) - male	Widow Skimmer (L. luctuosa) - female	Widow Skimmer (L. luctuosa) - female	Widow Skimmer with Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Widow Skimmer (L. luctuosa) - male	Widow Skimmer (L. luctuosa) - juv male	Widow Skimmer (L. luctuosa) - juv male	Widow Skimmer (L. luctuosa) - female

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