Libellula semifasciata

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Libellula bifasciata Fabricius • Libellula hersilia Blanchard • Libellula maculata Rambur

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008

Similar Species

Members of the genus Libellula

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. auripennis (Golden-Winged Skimmer) · L. axilena (Bar-Winged Skimmer) · L. comanche (Comanche Skimmer) · L. composita (Bleached Skimmer) · L. croceipennis (Neon Skimmer) · L. cyanea (Spangled Skimmer) · L. deplanata (Blue Corporal) · L. exusta (White Corporal) · L. flavida (Yellow-Sided Skimmer) · L. forensis (Eight-Spotted Skimmer) · L. incesta (Slaty Skimmer) · L. jesseana (Purple Skimmer) · L. julia (Chalk-Fronted Corporal) · L. luctuosa (Widow Skimmer) · L. lydia (Common Whitetail) · L. needhami (Needham's Skimmer) · L. nodisticta (Hoary Skimmer) · L. pontica (Red Chaser) · L. pulchella (Twelve-Spotted Skimmer) · L. quadrimaculata (Four-Spotted Skimmer) · L. saturata (Firecracker Skimmer) · L. semifasciata (Painted Skimmer) · L. subornata (Desert Whitetail) · L. vibrans (Great Blue Skimmer)

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Further Reading

• A catalogue and bibliography of the Odonata (dragon-flies) of Maine, with an annotated list of their collectors, by Frances LeRoy Harvey. Orono, Me., 1902. url p. 10.
• A handbook of the dragonflies of North America, by James G. Needham and Hortense Butler Heywood, assisted by specialists in certain groups. Sringfield, Ill., Baltimore, Md., C.C. Thomas, 1929. url p. 224.
• Annual report of the New Jersey State Museum. Trenton, N.J.: MacCrellish & Quigley, url p. 82.
• Annual report of the New Jersey state museum. 1901-12, 1914. Trenton, New Jersey. [etc.]1902-15. url p. 80.
• Annual report of the Ohio State Academy of Science. Columbus: The Academy, 1893-1930. url p. 100.
• Annual report of the Regents / Albany: J.B. Lyon, State Printer, 1890-1903. url , p. 535.
• Bulletin - New York State Museum. Albany: New York State Education Dept. url , p. 535, p. 594.
• Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off., 1905-1950. url p. 233.
• Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1902- url p. 166, p. 506.
• Catalogue of insects found in New Jersey. Trenton, N. J.: John L. Murphy, 1890. url p. 459.
• Dragon flies vs. mosquitoes. Can the mosquito pest be mitigated? Studies in the life history of irritating insects, their natural enemies, and artificial checks, by working etomologists. With an introduction by Robert H. Lamborn, PH. D. New York, D. Appleton and company, 1890. url , p. 12.
• Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia[Entomological Rooms of the Academy of Natural Sciences] url p. 113, p. 113, p. 13, p. 13, p. 155, p. 155, p. 229, p. 229, p. 229, p. 229, p. 276, p. 276, p. 36, p. 56, p. 56, p. 84, p. 84, p. 92, p. 92.
• Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 77.
• Field book of insects, with special reference to those of northeastern United States, aiming to answer common questions, by Frank E. Lutz. New York, G. P. Putnam, c1921. url p. 48.
• Field book of insects: with special reference to those of north-eastern United States, aiming to answer common questions / London: G. P. Putnam, 1921. url p. 48.
• Final report of the state geologist. Trenton, N.J.: The Survey, 1888- url p. 459.
• Guide to the insects of Connecticut, prepared under the direction of Wilton Everett Britton. .. Hartford, Printed for The State Geological and Natural History Survey, 1911-27. url , p. 252, p. 326.
• Insects of New Jersey; a list of the species occurring in New Jersey, with notes on those of economic importance, by John B. Smith. Trenton, N. J., MacCrellish & Quigley, state printers, 1900. url p. 73, p. 73.
• Journal of the New York Entomological Society. Lawrence, Kan.: Allen Press [etc.] url p. 198, p. 226, p. 24, p. 47, p. 90, p. 94.
• Journal of the New-York Microscopical Society. New York: The Society, 1885-[1903] url p. 81.
• Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 10, p. 247, p. 248, p. 348, p. 839.
• Proceedings of the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences. Manchester, N.H.: The Institute, 1900-1911. url p. 44.
• Psyche. Cambridge, Mass.: Cambridge Entomological Club url p. 53, p. 58.
• Reports on aquatic insects. Albany, New York, Univ. of the State of N.Y., 1901-1905. url , p. 535, p. 594.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 4 1862 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 151.
• Special papers / Ohio Academy of Sciences. Columbus, Ohio: The Academy, 1899-1929. url p. 100.
• Synopsis of the described Lepidoptera of North America. Part I--Diurnal and crepuscular Lepidoptera. Comp. for the Smithsonian institution, Washington, Smithsonian institution, 1862. url p. 151.
• The American Museum journal. New York: American Museum of Natural History, c1900-[1918] url p. 36.
• The Bermuda islands: a contribution to the physical history and zoology of the Somers archipelago. With an examination of the structure of coral reefs. Researches undertaken under the auspices of the Academy of natural Philadelphia, The Author, 1889. url .
• The Canadian entomologist. Ottawa [etc.]Entomological Society of Canada [etc.] url p. 154.
• The Ohio journal of science. Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio State University and the Ohio Academy of Science url p. 14, p. 150.
• The insect book; a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies, by Leland O. Howard. Garden City, N. Y., Doubleday, Doran & company, 1937. url .
• The mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies, Washington, D. C., Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1912-1917. url .
• Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 41.
• Tulane studies in zoology. 5 1957 New Orleans: Tulane University, 1953-1968. url p. 120, p. 95.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• Illinois Natural History Survey

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-5734
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 101903
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIODO45160
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10574

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