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Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)

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Spangled skimmer
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species:
L. cyanea
Binomial name
Libellula cyanea
Fabricius, 1775

Libellula cyanea, the spangled skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the genus Libellula, native to the United States of America.[1] Males have a blue thorax and abdomen.

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

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Libellula cyanea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-10-05.