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This species has a small naiad, with a length of 12 to 15 mm (0.47 to 0.59 in). It is mottled green and brown in color. The abdomen has several large hooks along the top, and the last two abdominal segments have a single, large, rear-facing spine on each side.
Minnesota: Monarch butterfly (state butterfly) Danaus plexippus: 2000 [29] Rusty patched bumblebee (state bee) Bombus affinis: 2019 [30] Mississippi: European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera: 1980 [31] Spicebush swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio troilus: 1991 [31] Missouri: European honey bee: Apis mellifera: 1985 [32] Montana ...
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.
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.
Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in the UK and as meadowhawks in North America. The more than 50 species predominantly live in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; 15 species are native to North America. No Sympetrum species is native to Australia.
Map showing the frequency of reported Cordulegastridae dragonfly sightings around the globe. Their distribution includes North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. [ 13 ] All eight species in North America belong to the genus Cordulegaster .
Libellula quadrimaculata, known in Europe as the four-spotted chaser and in North America as the four-spotted skimmer, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found widely throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. The adult stage is found between April and early September in the United Kingdom, and from mid-May to mid-August in Ireland.
The twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) is a common North American skimmer dragonfly, found in southern Canada and in all 48 of the contiguous U.S. states.. It is a large species, at 50 mm (2.0 in) long.