A male Spangled Skimmer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2014).
A male Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/9/2017).
A male Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2016).
A male Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2018).
A Spangled Skimmer in Wicomico Co., Maryland (6/8/2014).
A Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/27/2019).
A male Spangled Skimmer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/26/2018).
Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/3/2022). (c) Lindsay D. Loyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Spangled Skimmer in Charles Co., Maryland (6/14/2020).
Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spangled Skimmer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Spangled Skimmer in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/14/2023). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved.
A male Spangled Skimmer in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/4/2005). First record for Talbot County and the closeout county record for Maryland.
A female Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2016).
Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/12/2018). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/16/2013). (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2018). (c) Lindsay D. Loyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2014). (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
A Spangled Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/12/2018).
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Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea) is a common to abundant dragonfly at ponds or lakes, generally with silt or mud on the bottom. This species is considered widespread and abundant in Maryland, with records from every county (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).
Description
The mostly white stigmas on the wings are diagnostic in the east.
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A male Spangled Skimmer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2014).
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A male Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/9/2017).
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A male Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2016).
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A male Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2018).
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A Spangled Skimmer in Wicomico Co., Maryland (6/8/2014).
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Jim Brighton.
A Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/27/2019).
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A male Spangled Skimmer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/26/2018).
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Jim Moore.
Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/3/2022). (c) Lindsay D. Loyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Spangled Skimmer in Charles Co., Maryland (6/14/2020).
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Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spangled Skimmer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Spangled Skimmer in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/14/2023). (c) rosalie-rick, all rights reserved.
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A male Spangled Skimmer in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/4/2005). First record for Talbot County and the closeout county record for Maryland.
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Bill Hubick.
A female Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2016).
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Bob Cammarata.
Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/12/2018). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/16/2013). (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
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Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2018). (c) Lindsay D. Loyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2014). (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
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A Spangled Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/12/2018).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Spangled skimmer | |
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| male | |
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| female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Libellula |
| Species: | L. cyanea
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| Binomial name | |
| Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775
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Libellula cyanea, the spangled skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the genus Libellula, native to the United States of America.[1] Males have a blue thorax and abdomen.
The females are brown with yellow stripes. They also have clear wings with brown wing tips.
References
[edit]- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Libellula cyanea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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