Yellow-sided Skimmer
Libellula flavida Rambur, 1842
Yellow-sided Skimmer: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/733
Synonyms
Tags
S2S3 (State rare)

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152 Records

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Status

Yellow-sided Skimmer (Libellula flavida) is mostly southeastern in distribution, and has been found widely in Maryland. This skimmer is often found at bog ponds and other acidic bodies of water, slower sections of streams, vegetated ditches, and seeps (Paulson, 2011). This is a fairly uncommon species in Maryland, found mostly along the western shore of the coastal plain and the piedmont, with several outlier counties (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). This dragonfly is ranked as S2 (state rare)-S3 (watch list) in Maryland.

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Libellula flavida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species:
L. flavida
Binomial name
Libellula flavida
Rambur, 1842

Libellula flavida, the yellow-sided skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

The IUCN conservation status of Libellula flavida is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[5][6]

Yellow-sided skimmer, Libellula flavida
Yellow-sided skimmer, Libellula flavida
Libellula flavida dorsal view

References

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  1. ^ a b "Libellula flavida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ "Libellula flavida species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Libellula flavida". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Libellula flavida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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