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Scientific Name
Libellula cyanea
Family
Libellulidae (skimmers) in the order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
Description
The spangled skimmer grows to nearly 2 inches long. Each of the 4 wings has a white spot beside a black spot on the outer leading edge.
- Males are blue with a dark head.
- Females are dark brown with lengthwise yellow stripes, and darkish wingtips.
Learn more about the spangled skimmer and other dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) in their group entry.
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About Land Invertebrates in Missouri
Invertebrates are animals without backbones, including earthworms, slugs, snails, and arthropods. Arthropods—invertebrates with “jointed legs” — are a group of invertebrates that includes crayfish, shrimp, millipedes, centipedes, mites, spiders, and insects. There may be as many as 10 million species of insects alive on earth today, and they probably constitute more than 90 percent all animal species.
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