species 8,150 observations

Spangled Skimmer

Libellula cyanea

Field notes

Libellula cyanea, the spangled skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the genus Libellula, native to the United States of America. Males have a blue thorax and abdomen.

The females are brown with yellow stripes. They also have clear wings with brown wing tips.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided