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This dragonfly features the standard skimmer body form, and earns its name from the eight black markings on the wings. It is similar to the twelve-spotted skimmer, but lacks the black markings on the wing tips of that species. Males are additionally adorned with a total of eight opaque white spots.
twelve-spotted skimmer: southern Canada and contiguous U.S. states. Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758: four-spotted skimmer or four-spotted chaser: Europe and North America Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857: flame skimmer: Southwestern United States Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839: painted skimmer: New Brunswick, Canada as far south ...
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.
B. Band-winged meadowhawk; Banded darter (dragonfly) Bironides; Black saddlebags; Black-tailed skimmer; Blue corporal; Blue dasher; Boninthemis; Brachydiplax ...
The chasers, darters, skimmers, and perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest family of dragonflies. [2] It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae.
Libellula incesta, the slaty skimmer, is a dragonfly of the skimmer family, native to eastern United States and southern Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Adults are 5.28 cm (2.08 in) long. Mature males are dark blue with black heads. Females and juveniles have brown abdomens with a darker stripe down their backs.
In addition to the “Hateful Eight” mentioned above, other common types of seed oils (also known as vegetable oils) include pumpkin, sesame, chia, and peanut, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Libellula jesseana adults are about 5 centimeters long. The male is pruinescent blue on the thorax and abdomen with orange wings. The female may have a similar coloration to the male, or have a golden hue overall identical to Libellula auripennis, the golden-winged skimmer.