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Genus Libellula

Dragonfly - Libellula incesta - male Dragonfly  - Libellula cyanea Female Great Blue Skimmer - Libellula vibrans?  - Libellula Libellulidae-Libellula cyanea - Spangled Skimmer  - Libellula cyanea - male Spangled Skimmer - Libellula cyanea - female Libellula Libellula incesta? Male? - Libellula incesta - male Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula pulchella)  ??? - Libellula pulchella - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)
Genus Libellula
Explanation of Names
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758
Numbers
About 25 species. Most are North American.