Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943 is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943
Libellula needhami is a dragonfly species with distinct facial coloration by sex, separable from a similar species by wing and leg traits.
This species is Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943. Males of this species have a red face, while females have a brown or yellow face. It can be distinguished from the very similar species Libellula auripennis by three key traits: the posterior (rear) wing veins do not turn orange; the costa changes color across opposite sides of the node, with the outer half lighter and the inner half darker; and the hind tibia are brown rather than black.
Photo: (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Victor W Fazio III · cc-by-nc-nd
Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890
Tramea loewii Kaup, 1866
Orthetrum abbotti Calvert, 1892
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Diplacodes bipunctata (Brauer, 1865)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
Identify Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943 instantly — even offline
iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.
Download iNature — FreeDownload iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
