Libellula semifasciata
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Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839
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Libellula semifasciata, the painted skimmer, is an uncommon eastern North American skimmer dragonfly, found from New Brunswick, Canada as far south as Texas and Florida.[1]
It is a medium-sized species, at 43 mm (1.7 in) long. Each wing is amber coloured at the base and wing tip and has several brown spots. The abdomen has a lateral strip that is white anteriorly and yellow posteriorly.[1]
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External links[]
- Media related to Libellula semifasciata at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Libellulidae
- Odonata of North America
- Insects of the United States
- Insects of Canada
- Insects described in 1839
- Libellulidae stubs