Libellulidae is the largest family of dragonflies.with over 1000 species worldwide. They are commonly known as Skimmers.

List of Species

Order ODONATA (Dragonflies & Damselflies)

Suborder ANISOPTERA (Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Brachymesia furcata RED-TAILED PENNANT

Brachymesia gravida 4-SPOTTED PENNANT

Celithemis elisa CALICO PENNANT

Celithemis epinona HALLOWEEN PENNANT

Cellithemis fasciata BANDED PENNANT

Erythemis vesiculosa GREAT PONDHAWK

Erythemis simplicicollis EASTERN PONDHAWK

Erythemis collocata WESTERN PONDHAWK

Ladona exusta WHITE CORPORAL

Ladona julia CHALK-FRONTED CORPORAL

Leucorrhinia frigida FROSTED WHITEFACE

Leucorrhinia hudsonica HUDSONIAN WHITEFACE

Leucorrhinia intacta
DOT-TAILED WHITEFACE

Leucorrhinia proxima BELTED WHITEFACE

Libellula axilena
BAR-WINGED SKIMMER

Libellula cyanea SPANGLED SKIMMER

Libellula incesta SLATY SKIMMER

Libellula luctuosa WIDOW SKIMMER

Libellula lydia COMMON WHITETAIL

Libellula needhami NEEDHAM'S SKIMMER

Libellula cyanea SPANGLED SKIMMER

Libellula pulchella 12-SPOTTED SKIMMER

Libellula quadrimaculata FOUR-SPOTTED SKIMMER

Pachydiplax longipennis BLUE DASHER

Paltothemis lineatipes RED ROCK SKIMMER

Pantala flavescens WANDERING GLIDER

Perithemis tenera EASTERN AMBERWING

Sympetrum ambiguum BLUE-FACED MEADOWHAWK

Sympetrum corruptum VARIEGATED MEADOWHAWK

Sympetrum danae BLACK MEADOWHAWK

Sympetrum obtusum WHITE-FACED MEADOWHAWK

Sympetrum rubicundulum RUBY MEADOWHAWK

Sympetrum pallipes
STRIPED MEADOWHAWK

Sympetrum semicinctum
BAND-WINGED MEADOWHAWK

Pantala hymenaea
SPOT-WINGED GLIDER

Sympetrum MEADOWHAWKS

Tramea carolina CAROLINA SADDLEBAGS

Tramea lacerata BLACK SADDLEBAGS

Tramea onusta RED SADDLEBAGS

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