Widow Skimmer Dragonfly - Libellula luctuosa
These photos were taken near the west branch of the DuPage River at Winfield IL. The widow skimmer is famous for its pruinosity - the white, waxy coating on the
dragonfly's wings and abdomen in the first three pictures.
Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 -- damselflies, dragonflies, libélula / Suborder Anisoptera Selys, 1854 -- dragonflies, libellules
Family Libellulidae -- common skimmers, libellulidés / Genus Libellula Linnaeus, 1758
Species Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839