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 (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Odonata (蜻蜓目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
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

四斑蜻（Libellula quadrimaculata）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。在整个分布范围内广泛分布且数量丰富，种群稳定，无直接的保护关注。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States