Libellula incesta
Libellula incesta, the slaty skimmer, is a dragonfly of the skimmer family, native to eastern United States and southern Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Adults are 5.28 cm (2.08 in) long. Mature males are dark blue with black heads. Females and juveniles have brown abdomens with a darker stripe down their backs. Adults fly from June to August.[1] Larvae are habitat specialists, found in the benthos of permanent lakes. [2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Libellula |
| Species: | L. incesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | |
References
- Mead, Kurt. 2009. Dragonflies of the North Woods, Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas.
- McCauley, S. J. (2007). "The Role of Local and Regional Processes in Structuring Larval Dragonfly Distributions across Habitat Gradients". Oikos. [Nordic Society Oikos, Wiley]. 116 (1): 121–133. JSTOR 40234985. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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