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title: "Spangled Skimmer"
description: "Libellula cyanea — Insecten en spinnen. Libellula cyanea, the spangled skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the genus Libellula, native to the United States of America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spangled-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spangled Skimmer

> Libellula cyanea — Insecten en spinnen. Libellula cyanea, the spangled skimmer,  is a species of dragonfly in the genus Libellula, native to the United States of America.

- Scientific name: *Libellula cyanea*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 8159
- Wikidata: [Q142634](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142634)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104575](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104575)

## Names

- en: Spangled Skimmer

## Countries with the most observations

US (7925)

## Summary

Libellula cyanea, the spangled skimmer,  is a species of dragonfly in the genus Libellula, native to the United States of America. Males have a blue thorax and abdomen.
The females are brown with yellow stripes. They also have clear wings with brown wing tips.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libellula_cyanea

## Photo

![Spangled Skimmer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spangled-skimmer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/300201083

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spangled-skimmer?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).