Nueces County,
Texas on June 27 2004; new County record:
This male looks a bit odd to me, as it seems to have a lot of
red veining in the wings (more than normal for needhami?),
plus the inner costal vein is definitely red (albeit a shade darker
than the outer red costal vein, but not the expected blackish.)
The lower rear leg is obscured by the red wing veining, but there
is a suggestion that it is darker than the upper/forelegs (blackish?)
My very limited experience has me feeling that this individual
shows some features of Golden-winged Skimmer L. auripennis;
are hybrids known? The location (30 yards from a coastal bay)
suggests that auripennis would not occur anywhere close
to this location...?:
