Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775 is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Libellula cyanea, the spangled skimmer, is a US-native dragonfly species with distinct color differences between males and females.
Libellula cyanea, commonly called the spangled skimmer, is a dragonfly species belonging to the genus Libellula. This species is native to the United States of America. Male individuals of this species have a blue thorax and blue abdomen. Female spangled skimmers are brown and marked with yellow stripes. Both sexes have clear wings with brown-colored tips.
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Pantala hymenaea (Say, 1840)
Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842
Agrionoptera longitudinalis Selys, 1878
Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861
Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839)
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