Black and White Dragonfly Pictures

Several kinds of dragonflies show this pattern of black wing spots.

Male 12-spotted skimmer: bright white spots between the black ones
Female 12-spotted skimmer: lacks the white wing spots. Abdomen dark brown with solid bright yellow lines down the outer top edges.
Female common whitetail: like the female 12-spot, but the yellow lines on the abdomen are borken and not solid.

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