Four-spotted Chaser vs Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Libellula quadrimaculata compared with Libellula pulchella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-spotted Chaser	Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Odonata (Стрекозы)	Odonata (Стрекозы)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Libellula	Libellula
Species	Libellula quadrimaculata	Libellula pulchella

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-spotted Chaser and Twelve-spotted Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Libellula.

Conservation Status

Four-spotted Chaser

LC — Least Concern

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-spotted Chaser	Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-spotted Chaser

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States