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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Genus Libellula

Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami - male Female Eight-spotted Skimmer? - Libellula forensis - female Skimmer - Libellula Beautiful - Libellula pulchella Dragonfly - Libellula luctuosa - male Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa - male Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa - female Libellula quadrimaculata
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.