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Common whitetail. The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance. The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm or 2 inches long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look.
The green darner is a large dragonfly; males grow to 76 mm (3.0 in) in length with a wingspan up to 80 mm (3.1 in). [9][10] Females oviposit in aquatic vegetation, eggs laid beneath the water surface. Nymphs (naiads) are aquatic carnivores, feeding on insects, tadpoles, and small fish. Adult darners catch insects on the wing, including ant ...
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterised by a pair of large ...
Libellula lefebvrii Rambur, 1842. Diplacodes lefebvrii[ 2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the black percher[ 1] or black ground skimmer. [ 3][ 4] It is a common species native to most all of Africa and southern Eurasia. [ 1][ 3][ 4] It can be found in almost any type of freshwater habitat. [ 1][ 5]
The black saddlebags is a relatively large dragonfly at about 5 centimetres (2 in) in length. The body is thin and black, and the female may have lighter spotting or mottling dorsally. The head is much wider than the rest of the body and is dark brown in color. The insect can be found at bodies of stagnant water, such as ponds and ditches.
Sympetrum danae, the black darter or black meadowhawk, is a dragonfly found in northern Europe, Asia, and North America. At about 30 mm (1.2 in) long, it is Britain's smallest resident dragonfly. It is a very active late summer insect typical of heathland and moorland bog pools. Members of the genus Sympetrum are known as darters in the UK and ...
The emperor dragonfly is a large and bulky species. It is 73–82 mm (2.9–3.2 in) long, with average being 78 mm (3.1 in) and males growing larger than females. [ 2 ][ 6 ] The average wingspan is 104 mm (4.1 in). [ 6 ] When they first emerge, both sexes appear pale green with brown markings. The legs are brown with a yellow like base.
Cordulegastridae. The Cordulegastridae are a family of Odonata ( dragonflies) from the suborder Anisoptera. They are commonly known as spiketails. [ 2] Some vernacular names for the species of this family are biddie and flying adder. [ 3] They have large, brown or black bodies with yellow markings, and narrow unpatterned wings.