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Libellula Angelina DSC 6755
''Libellula'' is a genus of dragonflies, commonly called skimmers, in the family Libellulidae, distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are found in the United States, where they are the best-known large dragonflies, often seen flying over freshwater ponds in summer. Many have showy wing patterns. Overview The taxa ''Ladona'' (corporals) and ''Plathemis'' (whitetails) have been considered as synonyms of ''Libellula'', subgenera, or separate genera by different authorities. Recent phylogenetic analysis has supported their status as either subgenera or full genera. Species List of species.''Libellula''
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Broad-bodied Chaser
''Libellula depressa'', the broad-bodied chaser or broad-bodied darter,Hart. M., et al, (1978), ''The Naturetrail Omnibus'', London: Usborne Publishing Limited, page 157 is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia. It is very distinctive with a very broad flattened abdomen, four wing patches and, in the male, the abdomen becomes pruinose blue. Identification The male and female have a broad, flattened abdomen which is brown with yellow patches down the sides. In the male the abdomen develops a blue pruinosity that covers the brown colour. Both fore and hind wings have a dark patch at the base. Both the male and female have broad antehumeral stripes. The average wingspan is approximately 70 mm. ''L. depressa'' is very distinctive and should not be confused with any other dragonflies in the region. Distribution and habitat ''L. depressa'' is found in central and southern Europe, central Asia and the Middle East. It range extends northwards to so ...
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Libellula Auripennis P1010310a
''Libellula'' is a genus of dragonflies, commonly called skimmers, in the family Libellulidae, distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are found in the United States, where they are the best-known large dragonflies, often seen flying over freshwater ponds in summer. Many have showy wing patterns. Overview The taxa ''Ladona'' (corporals) and ''Plathemis'' (whitetails) have been considered as synonyms of ''Libellula'', subgenera, or separate genera by different authorities. Recent phylogenetic analysis has supported their status as either subgenera or full genera. Species List of species.''Libellula''
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Libellula Croceipennis
The neon skimmer (''Libellula croceipennis'') is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It can be found near ponds, lakes and slow moving streams in the southwest United States, Central America, and northern South America. Description ''L. croceipennis'' reaches a length of 54 to 59 millimeters, of which 32 to 39 millimeters is the abdomen. The species is colored bright red on the face, on the front of the thorax, on the abdomen and on the abdominal appendages. Seen from the side, the thorax is brownish with a slight tinge of red. Furthermore, it has no patterns. Young animals, on the other hand, are reddish-brown with a yellow stripe along the top of the abdomen. The hind wings reach a length of 35 to 47 millimeters. On both wings of the males there is an amber-yellow shadow at the base, which extends to the wing triangle. The wings of the females are transparent. The pterostigma is brown and about 6 millimeters long. The legs are brown and have black bristles. The eighth abdominal s ...
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Libellula Composita
''Libellula composita'', the bleached skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev .... It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Libellula composita'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. References Further reading * Libellulidae {{libellulidae-stub Insects described in 1873 ...
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Libellula Composita 20626003
''Libellula'' is a genus of dragonflies, commonly called skimmers, in the family Libellulidae, distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are found in the United States, where they are the best-known large dragonflies, often seen flying over freshwater ponds in summer. Many have showy wing patterns. Overview The taxa ''Ladona'' (corporals) and ''Plathemis'' (whitetails) have been considered as synonyms of ''Libellula'', subgenera, or separate genera by different authorities. Recent phylogenetic analysis has supported their status as either subgenera or full genera. Species List of species.''Libellula''
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''Plathemis''


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Libellula Comanche
''Libellula comanche'', the Comanche skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Libellula comanche'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.Ball-Damerow JE, Oboyski PT, Resh VH (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ''ZooKeys 482'': 67-89. References * Garrison, Rosser W. / Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds. (1997). "Odonata". ''Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America'', vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders, 551-580. * Paulson, Dennis R., and Sidney W. Dunkle (1999). "A Checklist of North American Odonata including English name, etymology, type locality, and distribution". ''Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Occasional Paper no. 56'', 88. F ...
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Comanche Skimmer - Libellula Comanche, Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Roswell, New Mexico - 7300107892
The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma. The Comanche language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family. Originally, it was a Shoshoni dialect, but diverged and became a separate language. The Comanche were once part of the Shoshone people of the Great Basin. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Comanche lived in most of present-day northwestern Texas and adjacent areas in eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, and western Oklahoma. Spanish colonists and later Mexicans called their historical territory ''Comanchería''. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Comanche practiced a nomadic horse culture and hunted, particularly bison. They traded with neighboring Native American peoples, and Spanish, French, and American colonists and se ...
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Libellula Axilena
''Libellula axilena'', the bar-winged skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Libellula axilena'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. References Further reading * External links * Libellulidae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1837 {{libellulidae-stub ...
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