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Twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis)        Images © Mark A. Chappell

This flashy species closely resembles the related eight-spotted skimmer.   They were very common in western Montana, where I took these pictures.

  • Canon 7d or 1D4; 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter and extension tubes or Sigma 150 mm macro lens, fill-in flash (2013)