Bird's Eye vs Widow Skimmer

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Libellula luctuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alectryon	Libellula
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Libellula luctuosa

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.