Libellulidae - Common Skimmers |
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 This is the largest family of dragonflies. It contains around 1,000 species. It is a very diverse family of dragonflies.
Most skimmers are small to medium-sized dragonflies. Some skimmers are very colorful, and some species have patterned wings. Most species of skimmers are perchers, except for the gliders and saddlebags. The abdomen of a skimmer can be thick or slender.
If you see a dragonfly, there is a good chance it is a member of this family! Pondhawks, meadowhawks, dashers, gliders, and saddlebags are all members of this family. Skimmers are found all over the world.
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Additional Information
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Amanda's Pennant - Celithemis amanda
Amanda's pennant is found in the southeastern United States from North Carolina to Florida and west to Texas.
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Amanda's Pennant - Celithemis amanda
Amanda's pennant is often found near shallow ponds.
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Autumn Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum
The autumn meadowhawk is found in Canada and in the eastern U.S., the Great Plains, and Oregon, Washington, and California. It is found in New Hampshire in the fall.
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Autumn Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum
The autumn meadowhawk is usually found at bogs, ponds, marshes, lakes, and slow streams.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Autumn Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum
The autumn meadowhawk is nonterritorial.
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Band-winged Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax umbrata
The band-winged dragonlet is found in southern Texas and Florida south to South America.
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Band-winged Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax umbrata
The band-winged dragonlet is found near marshy ponds, pools and lakes.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Band-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum semicinctum
The band-winged meadowhawk is found in Canada and most of the continental U.S. , except for the southern most parts. It is found in New Hampshire in the fall.
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Band-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum semicinctum
The band-winged meadowhawk is usually found at shallow marshy areas with slow currents.
Source: Wisconsin Odonate Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Banded Pennant - Celithemis fasciata
The banded pennant is found in the eastern U.S. It is found in southeast New Hampshire, but it is rare.
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Banded Pennant - Celithemis fasciata
The banded pennant is 1.2 to 1.5 inches in length.
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Bar-winged Skimmer - Libellula axilena
The bar-winged skimmer is found in the eastern U.S. from New York to Texas.
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Bar-winged Skimmer - Libellula axilena
The bar-winged skimmer is found near forest ponds, pools and ditches.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bekko Tombo - Libellula angelina 
The bekko tombo is found in China, Japan, and North and South Korea.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Belted Whiteface - Leucorrhinia proxima
The belted whiteface is found from Canada into the northern U.S. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Belted Whiteface - Leucorrhinia proxima
The belted whiteface is usually found near still bog waters, vegetated ponds and lakes.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Black Meadowhawk - Sympetrum danae
The black meadowhawk is found in the northern U.S. and most of Canada as well as in northern Europe and Asia. It is found in New Hampshire in the fall, but it is rare and usually only found from the White Mountains north.
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Black Meadowhawk - Sympetrum danae
The black meadowhawk is found near bogs, fens, marshes, and sometimes ponds or lakes.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black Pennant - Selysiothemis nigra  
The black pennant is found in Central Asia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea region.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black Percher - Diplacodes lefebvrii
The black percher is found in Africa and Eurasia. It is also known as the purple darter.
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Black Saddlebags -Tramea lacerata
The black saddlebags is found across most of the U.S. It is also found in Mexico and Canada. In New Hampshire, it is found primarily in the southeastern part of the state.
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Black Saddlebags -Tramea lacerata
Black saddlebags prefer stagnant or slow moving bodies of water.
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Black Saddlebags -Tramea lacerata
Black saddlebags migrate north in the spring.
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Black-tailed Skimmer - Nesciothemis farinosa
The black-tailed skimmer is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue Basker - Urothemis edwardsii
The blue basker is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo,, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Niger, Oman, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue Chaser - Libellula fulva
The blue chaser is found in southern and central Europe east to the Caspian sea and the Caucasus.
Source: British Dragonfly Society Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue Corporal - Ladona deplanata
The blue corporal is found in the eastern United States. In New Hampshire, it can be found in the southestern part of the state in the spring, but it is rare.
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Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis
The blue dasher is found near ponds, lakes, marshes, ditches, and slow streams.
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Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis
The blue dasher is found in southern Canada, northern Mexico and across most of the contiguous 48 states. It is not found in the Dakotas and the Rocky Mountain region. It is found in New Hampshire south of the White Mountains.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum ambiguum
The blue-faced meadowhawk is typically found in the southeastern and south central U.S.
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Blue-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum ambiguum
The male blue-faced meadowhawk is red with a blue to turquoise face.
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Boreal Whiteface - Leucorrhinia borealis
The boreal whiteface is found from the Rockies south to central Colorado and Utah, in the upper Midwest and in the northern Great Plains states. It is also found in Canada and Alaska.
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Broad-Bodied Chaser - Libellula depressa
The broad-bodied chaser is found across Europe into Central Asia.
Source: British Dragonfly Society Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Broad Scarlet - Crocothemis erythraea
The broad scarlet is found in Africa, southern Europe, the Middle East, and west Asia. It is also known as the common scarlet-darter.
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Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa
The calico pennant is found in eastern and central U.S and southeast Canada. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa
The calico pennant is often found at ponds, lakes, and stream pools with emergent plants or marshy borders.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Canada Whiteface - Leucorrhinia patricia
The Canada whiteface is found in Canada and Alaska.
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Cardinal Meadowhawk - Sympetrum illotum
In the U.S. the cardinal meadowhawk is found in California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. It is also found in southwestern Canada, Mexico, and Central America.
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Cardinal Meadowhawk - Sympetrum illotum
The cardinal meadowhawk is found at small ponds and slow streams.
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Carmine Skimmer - Orthemis discolor
The carmine skimmer is found from central Texas, west into Arizona, south through Central America.
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Carmine Skimmer - Orthemis discolor
The carmine skimmer is found at temporary and permanent ponds, lakes, ditches, and slow streams.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Carolina Saddlebags - Tramea carolina
The Carolina saddlebags is found in southeastern Canada and the eastern U.S.
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Carolina Saddlebags - Tramea carolina
The Carolina saddlebags breeds in shallow, open, well-vegetated ponds and pools.
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Chalk-fronted Corporal - Ladona julia
The chalk-fronted corporal is found in northern United States and southern Canada. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Chalk-fronted Corporal - Ladona julia
The chalk-fronted corporal is usually found at ponds, swamps, marshes, lakes, and bogs.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum internum
The cherry-faced meadowhawk is found in the northern U.S. and Canada. It is found in New Hampshire in the fall.
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Cherry-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum internum
The cherry-faced meadowhawk is is usually found at ponds, lakes, marshes, bogs, and slow streams.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Comanche Skimmer - Libellula comanche
The Comanche skimmer is found in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming. It is also found in Mexico.
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Comanche Skimmer - Libellula comanche
The Comanche skimmer is found near ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia
The common whitetail is found in Canada and the the 48 contiguous states, south into Mexico. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia
The common whitetail feeds on small insects that it catches in mid-air.
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Common Whitetail - Plathemis lydia
The common whitetail is sometimes classified as Libellula lydia.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dwarf Darter - Sympetrum haritonovi
The dwarf darter is found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
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Dark Whiteface - Leucorrhinia albifrons
The dark whiteface is found in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
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Dark-winged Groundling - Brachythemis fuscopalliata
The dark-winged groundling is found in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and Turkey.
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Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta
The dot-tailed whiteface is found in southern Canada into the northern U.S. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Dot-tailed Whiteface - Leucorrhinia intacta
The dot-tailed whiteface is usually found at vegetated ponds, lakes, and slow waters.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Eastern Amberwing - Perithemis tenera
The eastern amberwing is often found near sloughs, ponds, pools, and ditches.
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Eastern Amberwing - Perithemis tenera
The eastern amberwing is found in southeastern Canada, the eastern 2/3 of the U.S., and in Mexico. In New Hampshire, it is found south of the White Mountains.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis
The eastern pondhawk is found in Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and across much of the U.S. In New Hampshire, it is usually found south of the White Mountains.
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Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis
The eastern pondhawk is 1.5 to 1.7 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis
The female eastern pondhawk is bright green. The male is a powder blue.
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Eight-spotted Skimmer - Libellula forensis
The eight-spotted skimmer is found west of Canadian and U.S. Rockies.
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Eight-spotted Skimmer - Libellula forensis
The eight-spotted skimmer is found at ponds, lakes, and sloughs with muck-bottoms.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Elfin Skimmer - Nannothemis bella
The elfin skimmer is found in southern Canada and the northern U.S. from Wisconsin east to New England and south south through the Appalachians to Georgia and Alabama. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Elfin Skimmer - Nannothemis bella
At 0.7 to 0.8 inches in length, the elfin skimmer is the smallest dragonfly in North America.
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Elfin Skimmer - Nannothemis bella
The elfin skimmer is often found near bogs.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Elusive Skimmer - Orthetrum rubens
The elusive skimmer is found in
South Africa.
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Epaulet Skimmer - Orthetrum chrysostigma
The epaulet skimmer is found in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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Ethiopian Highlander- Atoconeura aethiopica
The Ethiopian highlander is found in Ethiopia. in the highlands south of Addis Ababa.
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Flame Skimmer - Libellula saturata
The flame skimmer is found in the western and southwestern U.S.
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Four-Spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata
The four-spotted skimmer is found in northern U.S. and Canada as well as in northeastern Europe and Asia. It is found across New Hampshire. It is also known as the four-spotted chaser.
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Four-Spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata
The four-spotted skimmer is found near marshy bogs, ponds and lakes, especially with peaty waters.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Frosted Whiteface - Leucorrhinia frigida
The frosted whiteface is found in northeastern U.S. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Frosted Whiteface - Leucorrhinia frigida
The frosted whiteface is usually found vegetated ponds and lakes, especially those with floating sphagnum.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Golden-winged Skimmer - Libellula auripennis
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Golden-winged Skimmer - Libellula auripennis
The golden-winged skimmer is found near ponds, pools, ditches, and lakes.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Great Blue Skimmer - Libellula vibrans
The great blue skimmer is found primarily in the southeastern U.S. It is found along the New Hampshire coast, but it is very rare.
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Great Blue Skimmer - Libellula vibrans
The great blue skimmer is found at swampy ponds, lakes and slow forest streams.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Great Pondhawk - Erythemis vesiculosa
In the U.S. the great pondhawk is found in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. It is also found in South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.
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Grizzled Pintail - Acisoma panorpoides
The grizzled pintail is found in southern Europe, the Middle East, southern Asia, and some Indian Ocean Islands.
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Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
The Haloween pennant is found in eastern and central U.S. and in southern Ontario, Canada. It is found south of the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
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Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
The Haloween pennant is often found at the edges of ponds, lakes, and marshes.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
The Haloween pennant gets its name from its orange, brown, and black wings.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
The Haloween pennant is around 1.5 inches in length.
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Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
With its wideand colorful wings, the Haloween pennant looks a little bit like a butterfly.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Hudsonian Whiteface - Leucorrhinia hudsonica
The Hudsonian whiteface is found in Alaska and Yukon and Hudson Bay area, east and south into the Appalachians and as far south as West Virginia. It is found across New Hampshire in the spring.
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Hyacinth Glider - Miathyria marcella
The hyacinth glider is found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. It was first reported in the U.S. in teh 1950s. It is now found as far north as Virginia.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Hyacinth Glider - Miathyria marcella
The hyacinth glider is found in marshy ponds and lakes with water hyacinth.
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Iridescent Flutterer - Rhyothemis braganza
The iridescent flutterer is found in Australia.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Jewel Flutterer - Rhyothemis resplendens
The jewel flutterer is found in Australia.
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Libellula mariae
Libellula mariae is found in Australia.
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Lilypad Whiteface - Leucorrhinia caudalis
The lilypad whiteface is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Little Blue Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax minuscula
The little blue dragonlet is found in the eastern U.S. from New Jersey to Texas.
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Little Blue Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax minuscula
The little blue dragonlet is found in near marshy ponds, pools, lakes and slow moving streams.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Little Scarlet - Crocothemis sanguinolenta
The little scarlet is found south of the Sahel (area between the Sahara Desert and the Sudanian Savanna). It is also known as the Slim Scarlet-darter and the Small Scarlet.
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Mangrove Skimmer - Orthetrum poecilops
The mangrove skimmer is found in China, Hong Kong, and Japan.
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Marl Pennant - Macrodiplax balteata
The marl pennant is found in the southern U.S., Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and Venezuela.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Marl Pennant - Macrodiplax balteata
The marl pennant is found at brackish ponds and lakes.
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Martha's Pennant - Celithemis martha
Martha's pennant is found in the Nova Scotia in Canada and in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia. In New Hampshire, it is usually found south of the White Mountains.
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Mexican Amberwing - Perithemis intensa
The Mexican amberwing is found in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, south through much of Mexico.
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Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami
Needham's skimmer is found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is found along the New Hampshire coast, but it is rare.
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Needham's Skimmer - Libellula needhami
Needham's skimmer is found near marshy ponds and lakes.
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Neon Skimmer - Libellula croceipennis
The neon skimmer is found in Arizona, California, Oklahoma, Texas in the U.S. It is also found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
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Neon Skimmer - Libellula croceipennis
The neon skimmer gets its name from its bright red color.
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Orange-winged Dropwing - Trithemis kirbyi
The Orange-winged dropwong is found from Africa to India and in parts of southern Europe.
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Ornate Pennant - Celithemis ornata
The ornate pennant is also known as the faded pennant. It is found from New Jersey south to Florida and west to Texas.
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Painted Skimmer - Libellula semifasciata
The painted skimmer is found in the eastern U.S. and Canada. In New Hampshire it is usually found south of the White Mountains.
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Painted Skimmer - Libellula semifasciata
The painted skimmer is found near marshy forest seepages, ponds and slow streams.
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Painted Skimmer - Libellula semifasciata
The painted skimmer is 1.8 to 1.9 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pied Skimmer - Pseudothemis zonata
The pied skimmer is found in China, Hong Kong, Japan, North and South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
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Pin-tailed Pondhawk - Erythemis plebeja
The pin-tailed pondhawk is found in South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Texas and Florida.
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Pin-tailed Pondhawk - Erythemis plebeja
The pin-tailed pondhawk is found near ponds, lakes, ditches, and slow areas of rivers and streams.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Principe Dropwing - Trithemis nigra
The Principe dropwing is found in Sao Tomé and Principe .
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Purple Skimmer - Libellula jesseana
The purple skimmer is found in Florida.
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Purple Skimmer - Libellula jesseana
The purple skimmer is found near Sandy-bottomed lakes with little vegetation
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Red-faced Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax fusca
The red-faced dragonlet is found South Texas and Mexico south to Argentina.
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Red Chaser - Libellula pontica
The red chaser is found in Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Kyrgyzstan.
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Red-faced Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax fusca
The pin-tailed pondhawk is found near marshy swamps, pools, lakes and streams with moderate currents.
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Red-veined Darter - Sympetrum fonscolombii
The red-veined darter is found in Africa and southern Europe east to the Middle East and Central Asia, including India.
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Red-veined Dropwing - Trithemis arteriosa
The red-viened dropwing is found in Africa, southern Europe, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Red-veined Meadowhawk - Sympetrum madidum
The red-veined meadowhawk is found in California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington, amd Wyoming. It is also found in Canada.
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Red Saddlebags - Tramea onusta
The red saddlebags is found in the southern and southwestern U.S. It is also found in Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America south to Venezuela.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Rhyothemis fuliginosa
Rhyothemis fuliginosa is found in China and Japan.
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Roseate Skimmer - Orthemis ferruginea
The roseate skimmer is found near ponds and quiet water. Males are have a lavender pink abdomen, feamles are yellow-to-golden brown.
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Roseate Skimmer - Orthemis ferruginea
The roseate skimmer is found across much of the southern U.S. as well as in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and into Chile in South America.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Ruddy Darter- Sympetrum sanguineum
The ruddy darter is found in Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum costiferum
The saffron-winged meadowhawk is found in the northern U.S. and Canada. It is found across New Hampshire in the fall.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk - Sympetrum costiferum
The saffron-winged meadowhawk is found near ponds and lakes and sometimes bogs.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Seaside Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax berenice
The seaside dragonlet is found along the eastern coast of North America from southern Canada to the Gulf coast of Texas.. It is also found in the West Indies, along the west coast of Mexico, and along some saline lakes in the southwestern U.S. In New Hampshire, it is found along the coast.
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Seaside Dragonlet - Erythrodiplax berenice
The seaside dragonlet is found near salt marshes, estuaries, bays, and inland lakes with high salinity.
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Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta
The slaty skimmer is found across the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta
The slaty skimmer is usually found at marshy ponds, lakes and slow flowing forest streams with mucky bottoms.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Slaty Skimmer - Libellula incesta
The slaty skimmer is around 2 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Slender Skimmer - Orthetrum sabina
The slender skimmer is found in much of Asia, Australia and surrounding islands, and in northern Africa.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Slough Amberwing - Perithemis domitia
The slough amberwing is found in Mexico and Central and South America. In the U.S., it is found in Arizona and Texas.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Small Skimmer - Orthetrum taeniolatum
The small skimmer is found from eastern Europe and Arabia to China.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Small Whiteface - Leucorrhinia dubia
The small whiteface is found in northern Europe and northwestern Asia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spangled Skimmer - Libellula cyanea
The spangled skimmer is found in the eastern half of the U.S. from Maine to Texas. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spangled Skimmer - Libellula cyanea
The spangled skimmer is usually found near ponds, long-lasting puddles, lakes, and slow streams.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spangled Skimmer - Libellula cyanea
The spangled skimmer is around 1.5-1.9 inches in length.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spot-tailed Dasher - Micrathyria aequalis
The spot-tailed dasher is found in southern Florida and Texas and the the West Indies and Central America south to Ecuador.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spot-tailed Dasher - Micrathyria aequalis
The spot-tailed dasher is found in near still or slow-moving water with emergent vegetation.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spot-winged Glider - Pantala hymenaea
The spot-winged glider is found in much of the U.S. and southern Canada. It is also foun in Mexcio and Central and South America.It is found in New Hampshire south of the White Mountains.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spot-winged Glider - Pantala hymenaea
The spot-winged glider is found near open, temporary and artificial ponds and pools, including brackish waters.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Straw-colored Sylph - Macrothemis inacuta
In the U.S., the straw-colored sylph is found in Texas and Arizona. It is also found in Argentina , Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico , and Venezuela.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Striped Saddlebags - Tramea calverti
The striped saddlebags is found Mexico, Central America, in the lowlands of South America, and in the West Indies. It is also found in southern Texas and southern Florida.
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Striped Saddlebags - Tramea calverti
The striped saddlebags breeds in shallow, open, well-vegetated ponds and pools.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Sympetrum eroticum
Sympetrum eroticum is found in China, Japan, North and South Korea, Russia, and Taiwan.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Thalassothemis marchali
Thalassothemis marchali is found in the island nation of Mauritius.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Thornbush Dasher - Micrathyria hagenii
The thornbush dasher is found in southwest Texas.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Twelve-Spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella
The twelve-spotted skimmer is found across the 48 contiguous states as well as in southern Canada and northern Mexico. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Twelve-Spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella
The twelve-spotted skimmer is 1.9-2.3 inches in length.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Twelve-Spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella
The twelve-spotted skimmer gets its name from the brown to black spots on its wings.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Twelve-Spotted Skimmer - Libellula pulchella
The twelve-spotted skimmer is usually found near ponds, marshy-bordered lakes, bogs, and slow streams.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Variegated Meadowhawk - Sympetrum corruptum
The variegated meadowhawk is primarily found in the western U.S. It is also found in southern Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Variegated Meadowhawk - Sympetrum corruptum
The variegated meadowhawk is found near ponds and slow streams.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Violet Dropwing - Trithemis annulata
The violet dropwing is found across Africa and the middle East as well as the Mediterranean countries.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens
The wandering glider is found across the U.S., including in Hawaii. It is also found in southestern Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Bahamas, the West Indie, Asia, and Australia. The wandering glider is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens
The wandering glider is found near permanent and temporary ponds, pools, and other water bodies, including brackish ones.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Wandering Percher - Diplacodes bipunctata
The wandering percher is found in Australia, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Western Pondhawk - Erythemis collocata
The western pondhawk is found in the western U.S. and Mexico.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
White Corporal - Ladona exusta
The white corporal is found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. In New Hampshire, it is usually found south of the White Mountains in the spring.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
White-faced Meadowhawk - Sympetrum obtrusum
The white-faced meadowhawk is found across most of Canada and across much of the U.S., except for in the South. It is found in New Hampshire in the fall.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa
The widow skimmer is found across most of the U.S., except for the Rocky Mountain region. It is also found in Canada and Mexico. The widow skimmer is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa
The widow skimmer is around 1.5-1.9 inches in length.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Widow Skimmer - Libellula luctuosa
The widow skimmer is found around still bodies of water like marshy ponds and lakes.
Source: Odonata Central - University of Texas at Austin Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Yellow-sided Skimmer - Libellula flavida
The yellow-sided skimmer is found in the eastern U.S. from New York to Florida and Texas.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Yellow-sided Skimmer - Libellula flavida
The yellow-sided skimmer is usually found at marshy ponds, lakes, and slow flowing streams.
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