BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Libellula pulchella
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
| Scientific Name: | Libellula pulchella Drury, 1773 | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | Twelve-spotted Skimmer | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Paulson, D.R. and S.W. Dunkle. 1999. A checklist of North American Odonata. Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound Occasional Paper, 56: 86 pp. Available: http://www.ups.edu/x7015.xml. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Invertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | OD-LIBPUL | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G5 (May 2015) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S3 (Mar 2023) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Blue | ||||||||||
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| General Status Canada: | 4 - Secure (2005) | ||||||||||
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| Habitats: (Type / Subtype / Dependence) |
Lakes / Lake / Obligate
Lakes / Pond/Open Water / Obligate Wetland / Marsh / Obligate |
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| Provincial Habitat Comments: | In exposed, nutrient-rich, marshy lakes and ponds, especially on alkaline soils (Cannings 2002b). | ||||||||||
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| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
Cannings, R.A. 2002b. Introducing the dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon. Royal B.C. Mus., Victoria, BC. 96pp. |
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Cannings, R.A., S.G. Cannings, and L. Ramsay. 2000. The Dragonflies of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia. Royal B.C. Mus. 287pp. |
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Ramsay, L.R., and S.G. Cannings. 2000. Dragonflies at Risk in British Columbia. Pp. 89-92 in L.M. Darling, ed. 2000. Proc. Conf. on the Biology and Manage. Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C., 15 - 19 Feb., 1999. Vol. 1; B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Victoria, BC, and Univ. College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, BC. 490pp. |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Libellula pulchella. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 7, 2026).