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Twelve-Spotted Skimmer

Posted by Clare Jenkins,
North Country explorer from Colton, New York
August 5, 2013 —

The Twelve-spotted Skimmer has three brown spots on each wing, making twelve spots. Males form white spots between these brown ones, while females don't. Sometimes they are called Ten-spotted Skimmers for the number of white spots.