Animal Documentary
Libellula is a genus of dragonflies, called chasers (in English) or skimmers (in American), in the family Libellulidae. They are distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Many have showy wing patterns.[1]
SkimmersBroad-bodied chaserScientific classificationDomain:EukaryotaKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ArthropodaClass:InsectaOrder:OdonataInfraorder:AnisopteraFamily:LibellulidaeSubfamily:LibellulinaeGenus:Libellula
Linnaeus, 1758Type speciesLibellula depressa
Species
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Overview
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The taxa Ladona (corporals) and Plathemis (whitetails) have been considered as synonyms of Libellula, subgenera, or separate genera by different authorities. Recent phylogenetic analysis has supported their status as either subgenera or full genera.[2][3]
Species
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List of species.[4]
Extant species
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MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistributionLibellula angelina Selys, 1883North China, JapanLibellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839golden-winged skimmerNorth and Central AmericaLibellula axilena Westwood, 1837bar-winged skimmerNorth AmericaLibellula comanche Calvert, 1907Comanche skimmerCentral America and North AmericaLibellula composita (Hagen, 1873)bleached skimmerNorth America.Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1869neon skimmerNorth and Central AmericaLibellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775spangled skimmerUnited States of AmericaLibellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758