Libellula doris

Libellula doris; Temporal range: Miocene, 12.7–11.608 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Fossil larvae of Libellula doris from France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Libellula
Species:	†L. doris
Binomial name
	†Libellula doris; Heer 1849

Libellula doris is an extinct species of dragonflies, commonly called skimmers, in the family Libellulidae. Larvae of these insects have been found in the Miocene of Germany, France and Italy.

References

O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264
The Paleobiology Database
Universal Biological Indexer
Enlciclopaedia of Life

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