The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

LIBELLULIDAE

Libellula saturata Uhler

Flame Skimmer


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Synonyms:  Belonia saturata (Uhler)
                                           (Bayer 1975; Longley 1975; Young & Bayer 1979)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

[1922 Kennedy]

1934 Tinkham
1938 Ferguson

[1954 Needham & Westfall]

1975 Bayer
1975 Longley
1979 Young & Bayer

 

[1997 Arnett]
1997 Lasswell & Mitchell
[1998 Abbott & Stewart]
1999 Orr Honig Behrstock

[2000 ACDT web]
2004 Gallucci
2005 Abbott
[2008 NatureServe]
2008 Peabody Mus. Nat.
         Hist.

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-nymphs in ponds, lakes and slow reaches of streams (Abbott 2005); in ponds, pools and ditches (Orr, Honig & Behrstock 1999)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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