Bar-winged Skimmer(Libellula axilena)

Fairly common and found in the eastern half of NC, Bar-winged Skimmers can easily be confused with the more common Slaty Skimmer and Great Blue Skimmer.

5 photographs

Bar-winged Skimmer (Libellula axilena) — Bar-winged Skimmer *(Libellula axilena)*New Hanover Co., NC26 Aug 2006Note the pattern of white and dark on the side of the thorax, and note the white frosting at the base of the hindwings (lacking in other similar skimmers).

Bar-winged Skimmer (Libellula axilena)Carteret Co., NC26 Aug 2007

Bar-winged Skimmer (Libellula axilena)Korstian Division, Duke Forest, Durham, NC10 July 2013

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