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The Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) is a species of dragonfly belonging to the skimmer family, Libellulidae. It is found across a broad range of North America, typically inhabiting ponds, marshes, and slow-moving streams. The species is distinguished by the prominent dark patches at the base of i...
The Band-winged Meadowhawk is a small North American dragonfly distinguished by the broad amber bands present on the wings of many individuals.
The Bar-winged Skimmer (Libellula axilena) is a dragonfly native to the eastern United States, distinguished by the distinct black, staggered bars marking the length of its wings.
The Banded Darter (Sympetrum pedemontanum) is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, described by the Danish zoologist Otto Friedrich Müller in 1766. It is distributed across temperate regions of Europe and Asia, where it inhabits slow-moving streams, ditches, and wetlands. Both sexes display disti...
The Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae found in eastern North America. It is recognized by its ornate wing pattern, which includes amber or orange patches near the base and dark bands crossing the wings. Adults are associated with wooded wetlands, bogs...
The Widow Skimmer, Libellula luctuosa, is a dragonfly in the skimmer family Libellulidae found across much of the United States and parts of southern Canada and Mexico. Both sexes have conspicuous dark patches near the bases of all four wings, while mature males also develop broad white patches beyo...
The Elfin Skimmer (Nannothemis bella) is a small dragonfly in the skimmer family, Libellulidae, and is recognized as the smallest dragonfly species native to North America. Described by Hermann August Hagen in 1861, it is the sole member of its genus. This species relies on specialized habitats and...
The Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum), described by Hagen in 1861, is a North American dragonfly recognized by the dark, broad bands across its wings.
The Bar-winged Skimmer (*Libellula axilena*) is an eastern North American dragonfly distinguished by the dark black bands that cross the middle of its wings in mature specimens.
The Band-winged Dragonlet (*Erythrodiplax umbrata*) is a highly adaptable dragonfly originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, known for the dark bands on its wings and tropical range.
The Mantled Baskettail is a North American dragonfly of the Corduliidae family, notably adapted to wooded wetland habitats where its aquatic larvae develop among submerged plants.
