I took this photo in eastern Nevada shortly after a thunderstorm. Unfortunately, it did not appreciate my presence and flew off after the first photo. It sort of looks like a bleached skimmer to me but the markings on the thorax and wings don't seem quite right. Any one know what it is?
I cannot put a specific name on this one, but it does not appear to be a bleached skimmer. You might try your luck at http://tinyurl.com/29vjg76
Hmm,
It matches their photo of a Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) pretty closely but the species seems to be incredibly variable.
