Neon skimmer

Neon skimmer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species: L. croceipennis
Binomial name
Libellula croceipennis
(Selys, 1868) [1]

The neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. It can be found near ponds, lakes and slow moving streams in the southwest United States, Central America, and northern South America.[2]

References

  1. "Libellula croceipennis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. pp. 269–270. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.

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