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  Spangled Skimmer
            Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775

Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Found throughout the state.

Ponds, marshes, lakes.

 Spangled Skimmer male dorsal 

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Description:

Both male and female have flashy black and white stigmas that rule out all other NJ odes.

Males are pruinose blue, females brownish with pale lateral abdominal stripes and pale spots on the thorax.

Yellow-sided Skimmer is colored similarly; while the stigmas may be two-tone they are not the flashy black and white of Spangled. 

Conservation Status:

State: S5 - Demonstrably secure in the state

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 4/18
Late Date: 9/11

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
22 
0 
1 6 22 19 5 1
J F M A M J J A S O N D

Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form