family
Skimmers
Libellulidae
Field notes
Children 24 of 45
- King Skimmers 19 native
- Meadowhawks 13 native
- Small Pennants 8 native
- Whitefaces 7 native
- Pondhawks 6 native
- Saddlebag Gliders 5 native
- Dragonlets 5 native
- Speckled Dashers 4 native
- Sylphs 4 native
- Setwings 4 native
- Amberwings 3 native
- Pasture Gliders 3 native
- Corporals 3 native
- Tropical Pennants 3 native
- Clubskimmers 3 native
- Whitetails 2 native
- Rainpool Gliders 2 native
- Tropical King Skimmers 1 native
- Tholymis 1 native
- Pachydiplax 1 native
- Scarlet-tailed Skimmers 1 native
- Pseudoleon 1 native
- Coastal Pennants 1 native
- Miathyria 1 native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native skimmers All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
160,863 observations
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Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
142,506 observations
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Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
130,781 observations
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Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
87,348 observations
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Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis tenera
60,924 observations
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Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
56,749 observations
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Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
44,639 observations
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Four-spotted Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata
42,786 observations
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Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta
42,573 observations
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Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum
39,636 observations
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Wandering Glider
Pantala flavescens
35,087 observations
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Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula pulchella
33,267 observations
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Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans
25,503 observations
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Flame Skimmer
Libellula saturata
25,168 observations
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Black Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata
23,133 observations