Size
Reported length range: 49-61 mm
Identification
See species description on the U. of Texas website
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L. saturata - Flame skimmer: males bright orange with amber color in the wings covering half the width of the wing, out to the nodus, and all the way to the rear of the hind wing. Females paler but still with some amber at least on the leading edge of the wing. See
L. croceipennis - Neon Skimmer: males bright red with amber wing color only covering a quarter of the wing, halfway to the nodus, and not all the way back to the rear edge of the hind wing. Female paler and with essentially clear wings. See
Range
Parts of Western and Southwestern US (see
distribution map; U. of Puget Sound)
Internet References
Southwest Dragonflies - has numerous clickable images, a brief species description, as well as many other links and references.
