Great blue skimmer
Great blue skimmer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Libellula |
Species: | L. vibrans |
Binomial name | |
Libellula vibrans | |
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Range of L. vibrans [2][3] |
The great blue skimmer (Libellula vibrans) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in color and mature forms are blue-hued. This species is found near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States[4] and rarely in southern Ontario.[5]
References
- ↑ "Libellula vibrans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ "Libellula vibrans range map". USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Distribution Viewer". OdonataCentral. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ↑ Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 277. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
- ↑ Odonata of Essex County, Ontario, Ojibway Nature Centre
External links
Media related to Libellula vibrans at Wikimedia Commons- Libellula vibrans on BugGuide.Net
[[Category:Odonata of South America]]
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