Bug FAQBar-winged Skimmer
Libellula axilena · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae
The bar-winged skimmer is a dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Libellula axilena, called the bar-winged skimmer, belongs to the skimmer group of dragonflies.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This species is found across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, New Jersey, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Texas, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Libellulidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libellula_axilena
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.