0.8" Dragonfly Larvae Fossil Libellula Doris Plate Upper Miocene Piemont Italy Display

Location: Piemont Area, Santa Vittoria d’Alba. Italy  Weight: 0.7 Ounces  Dimensions: 3.1 Inches Long, 2.1 Inches Wide, 0.5 Inches Thick (Display) Dimensions: 2 Inches Long, 1.5 Inches Wide, 0.2 Inches Thick (Plate) Insect Dimensions: 0.8 Inches Long, 0.6 Inches Wide  Comes with a Free White Display Box. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The item pictured is the one you will receive.  Upper Miocene, 16 Million-Year-old  Fossil Dragonfly Larvae, Libellula Doris The dealer that I acquired this insect plate from. He has access to a special shale outcrop in the foothills of the Alps where he quarries them. The thin plate has three complete specimens aesthetically arranged The detail is excellent, with eye-catching visual appeal. Libellula is a genus of extant dragonflies, commonly called Skimmers. Many of the members of this genus are brightly colored or have banded wings. Dragonflies belong to the order Odonata, family Libellulidae because the hindwing is broader than the forewin