Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella

Not uncommon in our area (Montreal and south) but fairly local. A very good place to to see this special insect is from the boarwalk at I'le Bizzard. They are such distinctive insects that they are noticed by even the environmentally challenged i.e 99% of the population.

Twelve-spots fly June to August.

The top two photos are males, the bottom three females.





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