The female may have a similar coloration to the male, or have a golden hue overall identical to Libellula auripennis, the golden-winged skimmer.

[1] L. jesseana occurs at infertile, clear, sandy-bottomed lakes with shoreline stands of maidencane (Panicum hemitomon) and sometimes sedges and St. John's worts.

[2] Purple skimmer nymphs feed on nearly all small invertebrate organisms in their aquatic environment, and the adults catch insects that they locate visually.

The life cycle last approximately one year, with nymphs over-wintering and adults flying from mid-April through mid-September.

[2] Libellula jesseana is threatened due to habitat degradation related to human population growth in Florida.