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Libellula luctuosa

       
Order

Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder

Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family

Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Status

 

Flight/Season

Early April to mid-October

Habitat

Ponds, marshes, lakes, and streams.

Size

 


Identification

 


Naiad Food

 

 
Adult Food

 


Life Cycle

 


Similar
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Range Range Map            
 
Sightings

Bunker Hills Regional Park

Carver Park Reserve

Cedar Mountain SNA

Clear Lake SNA

Falls Creek SNA

Flandrau State Park

Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie

Kasota Prairie SNA

Lake Carlos State Park

Lake Elmo Park Reserve

Lake Maria State Park

Lake Rebecca Park Reserve

Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Myre-Big Island State Park

Nelson Wildlife Sanctuary

Ordway Prairie

Pine Bend Bluffs SNA

St. Croix Savanna SNA

Uncas Dunes SNA

Wild River State Park


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