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Red-tailed Skimmer, Sani Lodge, Ecuador Found at night on our friend and guide Manuel. There&#039;s at least 3 other species sharing these color patterns in the area:<br /> <br /> - Erythemis haematogastra<br /> - Orthemis macrostigma<br /> - Erythrodiplax castanea<br /> <br /> They are all significantly smaller and have a more narrow abdomen. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Orthemis schmidti,Red-tailed Skimmer,Sani Lodge,South America,Spring,World,Yasuni National Park Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Red-tailed Skimmer, Sani Lodge, Ecuador

Found at night on our friend and guide Manuel. There's at least 3 other species sharing these color patterns in the area:

- Erythemis haematogastra
- Orthemis macrostigma
- Erythrodiplax castanea

They are all significantly smaller and have a more narrow abdomen.

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The Orthemis sp

''Orthemis schmidti'', also known by its common name red-tailed skimmer is a species from the genus ''Orthemis''. The species was originally described in 1950 by Karl Friedrich Buchholz.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2022. Captured Nov 15, 2021 20:27 in 67C6X698+22.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm