Flame Skimmer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonfly)
- - Family: Skimmers (Libellulidae)
- - - Genus: Libellula
- - - - Species: saturata
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
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Identification Tips
Flame Skimmer, Male, Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz, AZ, 23 September 2017
Species to compare (enter common name)
Flame Skimmer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2021
Flame Skimmer, Male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 2 August 2021
Flame Skimmer, Male, Gilbert Water Ranch, Glibert, Maricopa, AZ, 7 May 2019
Flame Skimmer, Male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 11 April 2021
Flame Skimmer, Immature male, Spur Cross Conservation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 30 April 2011
Flame Skimmer, Teneral male with exuvia, Apache Tears, Pinal, AZ, 18 June 2011
Flame Skimmer, Male, Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 13 June 2010
Flame Skimmer, Female, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 16 April 2021
Flame Skimmer, Female, Papago Park, Phoenix, AZ, 8 June 2018
Flame Skimmer, Female, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 12 May 2020
Flame Skimmer, Female, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 17 November 2017
Flame Skimmer, Teneral female with exuvia, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 4 June 2011
Flame Skimmer, Female, Morgan City Wash, Maricopa, AZ, 13 December 2008
A sticky situation.....
Comparison: Flame vs Neon Skimmers
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Flame SkimmerLibellula saturata -
Neon SkimmerLibellula croceipennis