Four-spotted Skimmer

Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonfly)
- - Family: Skimmers (Libellulidae)
- - - Genus: Libellula
- - - - Species: quadrimaculata

Males and females in this species are difficult to separate except at close range.

Identification Tips

Four-spotted Skimmer, Male, Sunrise Lake, Apache, AZ, 12 June 2016
Four-spotted Skimmer, Male, Sunrise Lake, Apache, AZ, 12 June 2016

Species to compare (enter common name)

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  • Four-spotted Skimmer
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