Bishop's Mitre vs Widow Skimmer

Aelia acuminata compared with Libellula luctuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pentatomidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Aelia	Libellula
Species	Aelia acuminata	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's Mitre and Widow Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.