Common Whitetail Skimmer
Characteristics: This dragonfly usually hovers over standing or slow water. Females release their eggs into the water, near the shore, but dipping their abdomen under water several times.
Males have a white abdomen and use it to defend territory by flashing it at approaching males.
They are active from spring through autumn.
General Adult Size (Length):
63mm to 75mm
(2.48in to 2.95in)
Identifying Colors: brown; white; black; yellow
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana
Category: Dragonfly or Damselfly
Common Name: Common Whitetail Skimmer
Scientific Name: (Libellula lydia)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species: lydia
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