Species Libellula saturata - Flame Skimmer

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Internet References · Works Cited

Flame Skimmer - Libellula saturata - male

Skimmer - Neon or Flame? - Libellula saturata - male

Flame skimmer for California in October - Libellula saturata - female

red skimmer? - Libellula saturata - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Genus Libellula

Species saturata (Flame Skimmer)

Size

Reported length range: 49-61 mm

Identification

species description on(1)

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

and females

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.

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Range

Parts of Western and Southwestern US (map)

Internet References

(2)

Works Cited

1.	OdonataCentral

2.	Dragonflies (Anisoptera) of the Southwest, by K. Biggs

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Hartmut Wisch, v belov
Last updated 19 November, 2011 - 4:22pm

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