Beautiful Hunter: Libellula pulchella

One of the summer's most stunning sights is the darting acrobatic flight of Libellula pulchella, known commonly as the Twelve-Spotted Skimmer. Large (5-6 cm long) in its adult phase, and strikingly coloured, this ubiquitous dragonfly is found near waterways across southern Canada from British Columbia to Nova Scotia.

Libellula pulchella is well known for its spotted gossamer wings and the otherworldly powder-blue bodies of mature males. Its large, stocky body looks constantly poised for flight and hunting'a shape known as the "sprawler" form among dragonflies.

The Twelve-Spotted Skimmer's four long, delicate black-veined wings each bearthree black spots: one at the base where the wing meets the body, oneat the tip of the wing, and a third one at the midpoint between thesetwo. In females, the remaining wing space is devoid of decoration. Inmature males, the remaining space is occupied by soft blue-white spots. The dark brownblack thorax of the Twelve-Spotted Skimmer is lined in bright yellow in both males and females.

This coin isthe first issue of the Dragonflies collection.
The first coin of the series, released in 2013, depicts the Twelve-Spotted Skimmer dragonfly.
The second coin of the series, released in 2014, depicts the Green Darner Dragonfly
The third and the last coin of the series, released in2015, depicts the Pygmy Snaketail.

DRAGONFLIES - TWELVE-SPOTTED SKIMMER DRAGONFLY - 2013 CANADIAN COINS 01 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 08- ROYAL CANADIAN MINT / 10- FLORA, FAUNA & NATURE and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.