Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Anisoptera Scientific name Libellula semifasciata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Family Libellulidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Libellula cyanea, Libellula incesta, Tramea carolina, Pantala hymenaea, Great blue skimmer | ||
Libellula semifasciata painted skimmer
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.
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.
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