Libellula: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species
Scientific Name: Libellula

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Libellula

Libellula is a genus of dragonflies, called chasers (in England) or skimmers (in America), in the family Libellulidae. They are mainly distributed throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Many have showy wing patterns and brightly colored bodies.

Libellula in languages:

Chinese: 蜻屬
Czech: vážka
English: King Skimmers
English: Chasers
English: Chasers and King Skimmers
French: Libellules
German: Echte Segellibellen
Hebrew: טיסנית
Japanese: ヨツボシトンボ属
Korean: 대모잠자리속
Modern Greek: Λιβελούλα
Russian: Стрекозы настоящие
Ukrainian: Бабка

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Parent Taxon

Libellulidae

Sibling Taxa

Child Taxa