Posts Tagged: Libellula pulchella

Seeing Spots All Day

"You can hawk and perch in our yard all day if you want," I told her. And she did.  A spotted dragonfly chose a spot in our pollinator...

A female whitetail, Plathemis lydia, claims a bamboo stake. This dragonfly is often mistaken for a twelve-spotted dragonfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female whitetail, Plathemis lydia, claims a bamboo stake. This dragonfly is often mistaken for a twelve-spotted dragonfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

With an orange Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) in the background, the common whitetail checks out its surroundings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

With an orange Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) in the background, the common whitetail checks out its surroundings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Caught in flight, the common whitetail dragonfly sails over the pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Caught in flight, the common whitetail dragonfly sails over the pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Seeing Spots--12 of Them

The most common dragonfly in our little family bee garden is the red flameskimmer, Libellula saturata. Last Sunday, however, a new species...

A twelve-spotted dragonfly. Libellula pulchella, perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A twelve-spotted dragonfly. Libellula pulchella, perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Seeing spots--12 of them. This is a male twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Seeing spots--12 of them. This is a male twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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