Libellula luctuosa
Modern Dragonfly, Libellula luctuosa
The Widdow Skimmer

The Wings of Dragonflies Have Endured for Hundreds of Millions of Years

Carboniferous Dragonfly
Protolindenia wittei from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Limestones (about 150 Mybp), a petaluroid Anisoptera, Nel et al. (1998).


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