[2][3][4][5] It is found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.

[2] The IUCN conservation status of Libellula needhami is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' existence.

[1][6] The species is named after the American entomologist James George Needham.

[8] This species can be separated from the very similar Libellula auripennis by the following:

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