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Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
The Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) is one of the group of dragonflies known as King Skimmers. The species occurs commonly across much of the U.S. except in the higher Rocky Mountain areas. The first male shown on this page was photographed in July, 2002, in Austin, Travis Co., Texas with a Canon EOS 1V and EF 300mm F4 L IS lens with a 2X extender on Fuji Provia film. The next two shots, of a male and a female, were digital captures at the same location in May, 2003, using a Canon EOS 10D and EF 300 mm F4 L IS lens with 1.4X extender.
The male shown here was near Driftwood, Hays Co., Texas in July, 2003, and was shot with the same gear just described.
The young male shown here was in Black Hawk Co., Iowa, in July, 2004, and was shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 550 flash.
The male shown here was in Rockwall Co., Texas in August, 2007, and was shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.
The female shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas in August, 2007, and was shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.
The female Widow Skimmer shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in June, 2008. It was shot with the same gear described previously.
The male Widow Skimmer shown at right was along the Duck River, Marshall Co., Tennessee, in July, 2010. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.
The close-up of the head and face of a female Widow Skimmer was taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in September, 2010, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash.
The male Widow Skimmer on the right was along the Blanco River in Blanco Co., Texas, in July, 2012. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender.
The male Widow Skimmer on the right was in eastern Hays Co., Texas, in July, 2012. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender.
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
male
Hornsby Bend,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
7 June 2013