Roseate Skimmer

Orthemis ferruginea

Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea)
Image: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA, wikipedia

The roseate skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to the Americas, where its distribution extends from the United States to Brazil. It is common and widespread. It is an introduced species in Hawaii. Source

Where is the Roseate Skimmer now?

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 11 times across 3 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

See the Roseate Skimmer on the live map

Get an email when the Roseate Skimmer arrives near you

One email when it arrives in your area after weeks away, never more than once every two months. Confirm by email first; unsubscribe in one click. Your address is stored encrypted and used for nothing else. Privacy

Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.