Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies

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Four-spotted Skimmer

Libellula quadrimaculata

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Skimmers Libellulidae Family
Tawny Pennant Brachymesia herbida Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis Hudsonian Whiteface Leucorrhinia hudsonica Dot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia intacta Golden-winged Skimmer Libellula auripennis Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens Spot-winged Glider Pantala hymenaea Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera To report a new county record: Record Form	Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia Desert Whitetail Plathemis subornata Blue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum costiferum Cherry-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum internum Red-veined Meadowhawk Sympetrum madidum White-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum obtrusum Western Meadowhawk Sympetrum occidentale fasciatum Striped Meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes Ruby Meadowhawk Sympetrum rubicundulum Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta	The Four-spotted Skimmer has a small black spot in the middle of the leading edge of each wing and dark patches at the bases of the hindwings. The stigma are dark and there is a yellow streak along the front of each wing. The male has a greenish to orangish body. Females are similar but paler.
		Four-spotted Skimmer male
		Size: 42-46 mm (1.7-1.8 in) Habitat: marshy ponds and lakes, slow streams Great Plains Range: NE, SD, ND, NM, CO, WY, MT, IA, MN Flight season: June to July
		Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database. Green indicates record in Sibley database. Yellow indicates sight or photographic record.

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