Twelve-spotted Skimmer vs Widow Skimmer

Libellula pulchella compared with Libellula luctuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Twelve-spotted Skimmer	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Odonata (Chuồn chuồn)	Odonata (Chuồn chuồn)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Libellula	Libellula
Species	Libellula pulchella	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Twelve-spotted Skimmer	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States