Widow Skimmer

Libellula luctuosa

Widow Skimmer (male)

 

Widow Skimmer (female)

 

Widow Skimmer   (Libellula luctuosa)

 

Length:

 

About 1.75 inches

 

Breeding habitat:

 

Ponds, lakes, marshes

 

Adult habitat:

 

May be found around ponds or inland a significant distance

 

Where they may be observed:

 

Most any body of water including Gold Key Lake, Shohola Lake, Lake Lacwac, Loch Lommond, Greeley Lake, Conashaugh Lake

 

Interesting facts:

 

Very common throughout Pike County