tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640014575588860889.post8930823048603294148..comments2023-10-22T01:07:59.049-07:00Comments on Pacific Northwest Nature for Families: DragonfliesJayLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18275134380122896347noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640014575588860889.post-7578534201899339522011-02-05T17:19:07.237-08:002011-02-05T17:19:07.237-08:00Hi! The first dragonfly is an Eight-spotted Skimme...Hi! The first dragonfly is an Eight-spotted Skimmer (<i>Libellula forensis</i>). A Twelve-spotted (<i>L. pulchella</i>) would have a black spot at the tip of each wing in addition to the other spots.<br /><br />The second dragonfly looks like a female Cardinal Meadowhawk (<i>Sympetrum illotum</i>), although I'm not sure that I can entirely rule out Red-veined Meadowhawk (<i>S. madidum</i>). Those white spots on the side of the thorax rule out Flame Skimmer (<i>Libellula saturata</i>) and that would be bigger too--more like the size of the first dragonfly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com