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Chasers and King Skimmers
Libellula
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.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 28 known species
Widow Skimmer
speciesLibellula luctuosa
Slaty Skimmer
speciesLibellula incesta
Four-spotted Skimmer
speciesLibellula quadrimaculata
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
speciesLibellula pulchella
Great Blue Skimmer
speciesLibellula vibrans
Flame Skimmer
speciesLibellula saturata
Broad-bodied Chaser
speciesLibellula depressa
Needham's Skimmer
speciesLibellula needhami
Scarce Chaser
speciesLibellula fulva
Eight-spotted Skimmer
speciesLibellula forensis
Neon Skimmer
speciesLibellula croceipennis
Spangled Skimmer
speciesLibellula cyanea
Painted Skimmer
speciesLibellula semifasciata
Golden-winged Skimmer
speciesLibellula auripennis
Bar-winged Skimmer
speciesLibellula axilena
Comanche Skimmer
speciesLibellula comanche
Yellow-sided Skimmer
speciesLibellula flavida
Hercules Skimmer
speciesLibellula herculea
Bleached Skimmer
speciesLibellula composita
Hoary Skimmer
speciesLibellula nodisticta
Bekko Tombo
speciesLibellula angelina
Purple Skimmer
speciesLibellula jesseana
Red Chaser
speciesLibellula pontica
Red-mantled Skimmer
speciesLibellula gaigei
Highland Skimmer
speciesLibellula foliata
Libellula melli
speciesLibellula melli
Libellula forensis × pulchella
hybridLibellula forensis × pulchella
Maria's Skimmer
speciesLibellula mariae
Coahuila Skimmer
speciesLibellula coahuiltecana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47818.