Carmine Skimmer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonfly)
- - Family: Skimmers (Libellulidae)
- - - Genus: Orthemis
- - - - Species: discolor
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
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Carmine Skimmer, Male, Tres Rios Wetlands, Maricopa, AZ, 23 November 2016
Species to compare (enter common name)
Carmine Skimmer, Male, Mazatlan, Nayarit, Mexico, 5 October 2009
Carmine Skimmer, Male, southern Sonora, Mexico, 9 August 2019
Carmine Skimmer, Male, Hidalgo, TX, 7 October 2017
Carmine Skimmer, Male, Alamos, Mexico, 13 August 2009
Carmine Skimmer, Male, Alamos, Mexico, 13 August 2009
Carmine Skimmer, Female, Hidalgo, TX, 7 October 2017
Carmine Skimmer, Female, Hidalgo, TX, 6 June 2013
Comparison: Carmine vs Roseate Skimmers
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Carmine SkimmerOrthemis discolor -
Roseate SkimmerOrthemis ferruginea