The great blue skimmer (Libellula vibrans) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 millimetres (2.0 to 2.5 in), it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in color and mature forms are blue-hued. This species is found near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States[5] and rarely in southern Ontario.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Libellula |
| Species: | L. vibrans
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| Binomial name | |
| Libellula vibrans | |
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| Range of L. vibrans [3][4] | |
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (30 June 2023). "Libellula vibrans". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Libellula vibrans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Libellula vibrans range map". USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ "Distribution Viewer". OdonataCentral. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 277. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
- ^ Pratt, Paul D. (July 2014). "Odonata of Essex County, Ontario". Ojibway Nature Centre. Windsor, Ontario: Department of Parks & Facilities. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
External links
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