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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Skimmers (Crocothemis) » Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia)
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Scarlet Skimmer - Crocothemis servilia - male
Copyright © 2008 Mike Deep

Scarlet Skimmer - Crocothemis servilia - Male
Odessa, Pasco County, Florida, USA
April 29, 2008
My SOP for dragonflies is:
-Take my best guess
-Have ID Request correct me
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Contributed by Mike Deep on 11 September, 2008 - 9:33pm
Last updated 9 December, 2008 - 1:59pm

Moved
Moved from Skimmers.
… Nick Block, 25 November, 2008 - 9:11am login or register to post comments

Scarlet female
Yep, this is a Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia), but it's a female. Those white shoulder stripes are pretty distinctive. This appears to be a county record and should be submitted to odonatacentral.org.
… Nick Block, 13 November, 2008 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

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