''Libellula cyanea'', the spangled skimmer, is a species of

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

in the genus ''

Libellula ''Libellula'' is a genus of dragonflies, commonly called skimmers, in the family Libellulidae, distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are found in the United States, where they are the best-known larg ...

'', native to the

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. Males have a blue thorax and abdomen. The females are brown with yellow stripes. They also have clear wings with brown wing tips.

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BugGuide.net
Libellulidae Odonata of North America Insects of the United States Fauna of the Eastern United States Fauna of the Plains-Midwest (United States) Insects described in 1775 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{libellulidae-stub