Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Libellula pulchella

The twelve-spotted skimmer is a common North American skimmer dragonfly, found in southern Canada and in all 48 of the contiguous U.S. states.
Libellula pulchella Resting on a reed above some very murky water. Geotagged,Libellula pulchella,Odonata,Spring,Twelve-spotted Skimmer,United States,dragonfly,insect

Appearance

It is a large species, at 50 mm long. Each wing has three brown spots. In adult males, additional white spots form between the brown ones and at the bases of the hindwings; it is sometimes called the ten-spot skimmer for the number of these white spots.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusLibellula
SpeciesL. pulchella