A worn adult male Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/1/2013).

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A Great Blue Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/1/2018).

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A male Great Blue Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/29/2008).

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A Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/4/2014).

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A male Great Blue Skimmer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/16/2006).

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A Great Blue Skimmer in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2019).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 197679 - Psn: 25)

Great Blue Skimmer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/17/2014).

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An adult female Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2013).

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A Great Blue Skimmer in Wicomico Co., Maryland (6/4/2014).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2018). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 237452 - Psn: 32)

Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2018). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/14/2022). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 624885 - Psn: 35)

Great Blue Skimmer in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/14/2022). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/16/2013).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/7/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 302893 - Psn: 42)

Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/7/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/17/2021). (c) Benjamin Schwartz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 425264 - Psn: 44)

Great Blue Skimmer in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/17/2021). (c) Benjamin Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/11/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 625670 - Psn: 44)

Great Blue Skimmer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/11/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/7/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 276806 - Psn: 48)

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Great Blue Skimmer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND</a>). (Photo ID: 225594 - Psn: 55)

Great Blue Skimmer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/2/2022). (c) Sean Sipple, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 596451 - Psn: 75)

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A Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/1/2013).

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Great Blue Skimmers mating in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2016).

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A Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2019).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 593001 - Psn: 105)

Great Blue Skimmer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A close-up of Great Blue Skimmer eggs in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2014).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Charles Co., Maryland (7/5/2021). (c) lizmn, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 411270 - Psn: 200)

Great Blue Skimmer in Charles Co., Maryland (7/5/2021). (c) lizmn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Great Blue Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/15/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 434428 - Psn: 200)

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Great Blue Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/15/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 434429 - Psn: 200)

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Great Blue Skimmer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/27/2021). (c) path7finder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 437860 - Psn: 200)

Great Blue Skimmer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/27/2021). (c) path7finder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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The largest species of Libellula, the Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) is an impressive, colorful dragonfly closely associated with swamps or ponds within forest, or slower sections of swampy creeks, often with a muck bottom (Paulson, 2011). This skimmer is known from all counties in Maryland except Garrett Co. (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

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A worn adult male Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/1/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Great Blue Skimmer in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/1/2018). View Record Details Media by Robert Warren.

A male Great Blue Skimmer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/29/2008). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/4/2014). Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A male Great Blue Skimmer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/16/2006). View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Great Blue Skimmer in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2019). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Great Blue Skimmer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jason Avery.

A Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/17/2014). Media by Frode Jacobsen.

An adult female Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

A Great Blue Skimmer in Wicomico Co., Maryland (6/4/2014). Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2018). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Great Blue Skimmer in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/14/2022). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jenny Glenn via iNaturalist.

A Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/16/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/7/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Great Blue Skimmer in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/17/2021). (c) Benjamin Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Benjamin Schwartz via iNaturalist.

Great Blue Skimmer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/11/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons.

Great Blue Skimmer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). View Record Details Media by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist.

A Great Blue Skimmer in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/1/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Great Blue Skimmers mating in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2016). View Record Details Media by Pauline Horn.

A Great Blue Skimmer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2019). View Record Details Media by Anthony VanSchoor.

Great Blue Skimmer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jason Avery.

A close-up of Great Blue Skimmer eggs in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2014). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Great Blue Skimmer in Charles Co., Maryland (7/5/2021). (c) lizmn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by lizmn via iNaturalist.

Great Blue Skimmer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/27/2021). (c) path7finder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by path7finder via iNaturalist.

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Great blue skimmer

Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Libellula
Species:	L. vibrans
Binomial name
*Libellula vibrans* Fabricius, 1793 ^[2]

Range of L. vibrans ^[3]^[4]

The great blue skimmer (Libellula vibrans) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family. With a total length of 50 to 63 millimetres (2.0 to 2.5 in), it is one of the largest skimmers. The immature forms of the skimmer are brown in color and mature forms are blue-hued. This species is found near lakes, ponds, and slow streams in the eastern United States^[5] and rarely in southern Ontario.^[6]

References

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^ NatureServe (30 June 2023). "Libellula vibrans". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Libellula vibrans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Libellula vibrans range map". USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
^ "Distribution Viewer". OdonataCentral. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
^ Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 277. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
^ Pratt, Paul D. (July 2014). "Odonata of Essex County, Ontario". Ojibway Nature Centre. Windsor, Ontario: Department of Parks & Facilities. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

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Taxon identifiers
Libellula vibrans	Wikidata: Q147396 Wikispecies: Libellula vibrans BioLib: 227934 BOLD: 32801 BugGuide: 576 CoL: 6Q8Q6 EoL: 131396 GBIF: 1427933 iNaturalist: 104586 IRMNG: 10341810 ITIS: 101904 IUCN: 51276429 NatureServe: 2.118322 NCBI: 70398 Observation.org: 92520 Open Tree of Life: 117553

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Great Blue Skimmer

Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793

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