Painted skimmer

Libellula semifasciata

''Libellula semifasciata'', the painted skimmer, is an uncommon eastern North American skimmer dragonfly, found from New Brunswick, Canada as far south as Texas and Florida.
Painted Skimmer This is a picture of a Painted Skimmer on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland. Geotagged,Libellula semifasciata,Painted skimmer,Spring,United States

Appearance

It is a medium-sized species, at 43 mm long. Each wing is amber coloured at the base and wing tip and has several brown spots. The abdomen has a lateral strip that is white anteriorly and yellow posteriorly.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusLibellula
SpeciesL. semifasciata