Great Blue Skimmer
Encyclopedia
The Great Blue Skimmer is a dragonfly
of the skimmer
family.
With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers.
Look for it near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States and rarely in southern Ontario
.
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
of the skimmer
Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded , there still remains a...
family.
With a total length of 50 to 63 mm, it is one of the largest skimmers.
Look for it near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States and rarely in southern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.