Libellula semifasciata

{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Libellula

| species = semifasciata

| authority = Burmeister, 1839

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Libellula semifasciata, the painted skimmer, is an uncommon eastern North American skimmer dragonfly, found from New Brunswick, Canada as far south as Texas and Florida.{{cite book | last = Dunkle | first = Sidney W. | year = 2000 | title = Dragonflies through Binoculars | location = New York | publisher = Oxford University Press | isbn = 0-19-511268-7 | pages = 174–175}}

It is a medium-sized species, at {{convert|43|mm|in|abbr=on}} long. Each wing is amber coloured at the base and wing tip and has several brown spots. The abdomen has a lateral strip that is white anteriorly and yellow posteriorly.