Spangled Skimmer Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Libellulidae   >   Genus Libellula   

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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.

There are 735 records in the project database.

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A male Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/9/2017). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

A male Spangled Skimmer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2014). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A male Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2016). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A male Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2018). Photo by Robert Warren. (MBP list)

A Spangled Skimmer in Wicomico Co., Maryland (6/8/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/27/2019). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A male Spangled Skimmer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/26/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/3/2022). (c) Lindsay D. Loyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lindsay D. Loyd via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2021). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Spangled Skimmer in Charles Co., Maryland (6/14/2020). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A female Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2016). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/12/2018). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/19/2019). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/16/2013). (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Matt Muir via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2018). (c) Lindsay D. Loyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Lindsay D. Loyd via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spangled Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2014). (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Matt Muir via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Spangled Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/12/2018). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)


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