Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
      Order: Odonata
        Family: Libellulidae
          Genus: Libellula
            Species: nodisticta

Hoary Skimmer - Libellula nodisticta

Hoary Skimmer

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

A medium sized dragonfly, each wing with a lengthwise brown stripe at the base and a brown spot at the middle. Thorax dark brown with 4 yellow spots on each side, abdomen dark brown with dorsolateral yellow stripes on segments 2-8. (Needham & Westfall, 1955)

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: SNR

Rank Metadata
State Rank: SNR Rank Changed: 03/21/2000
Rank Reviewed: 03/21/2000
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: N/A
Occurences: N/A Population Size: N/A
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: N/A

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 3

Number of Mapped Locations: 3

Number of Observations: 3

Observation date range: 06-09-1974 to 08-06-1995


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