Libellula
| Skimmers Temporal range:
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|---|---|
| Broad-bodied chaser | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Libellulinae |
| Genus: | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Libellula depressa | |
| Species | |
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Libellula is a genus of dragonflies, called chasers (in England) or skimmers (in America), in the family Libellulidae. They are mainly distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Many have showy wing patterns and brightly colored bodies.