Libellula cyanea
Appearance
Spangled skimmer | |
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male | |
female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Libellula |
Species: | L. cyanea
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Binomial name | |
Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775
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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
[edit]- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Libellula cyanea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-10-05.