Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula vibrans
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The Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in faecal matter and mature forms are blue hued. Look for it near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States and rarely in southern Ontario.
Great blue skimmer 8
The great blue skimmer (Libellula vibrans) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in faecal matter and mature forms are blue hued. Look for it near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States[4] and rarely in southern Ontario.[5]
References[edit]
- ^"Libellula vibrans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^"Libellula vibrans range map". USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^"Distribution Viewer". OdonataCentral. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 277. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
- ^Odonata of Essex County, Ontario, Ojibway Nature Centre
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