Roseate Skimmer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonfly)
- - Family: Skimmers (Libellulidae)
- - - Genus: Orthemis
- - - - Species: ferruginea
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Identification Tips
Roseate Skimmer, Male, Hassayampa River, Wickenburg, Maricopa, AZ, 26 September 2017
Species to compare (enter common name)
Male and Female Roseate Skimmers, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ, 28 September 2014
Roseate Skimmer, Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 1 September 2010
Roseate Skimmer, Male, Virgin River, Scenic, Mohave, AZ, 30 June 2012
Roseate Skimmer, Male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 20 December 2008
Roseate Skimmer, Immature male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 27 July 2014
Roseate Skimmer, Immature male, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 12 November 2017
Roseate Skimmer, Male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 3 July 2010
Roseate Skimmer, Female, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ, 28 June 2014
Roseate Skimmer, Female, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ, 26 May 2012
Roseate Skimmer, Female, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 19 September 2010
Roseate Skimmer, ovipositing female, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 3 December 2018
Roseate Skimmer, Female, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 25 September 2011
Comparison: Carmine vs Roseate Skimmers
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Carmine SkimmerOrthemis discolor -
Roseate SkimmerOrthemis ferruginea
