The Roseate Skimmer is a species 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.
Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
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Uploaded Mar 2, 2015. Captured Feb 10, 2015 16:32 in Unnamed Road, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago.
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http://www.neotropic-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=3905
Posted 10 years ago
http://southwestdragonflies.net/caphotos/RoseateDW.jpg
and a mature male
http://southwestdragonflies.net/caphotos/roseate_MBP2.jpg
so it seems that there is a lot of variation during growth and this might be an in-between colouration. Posted 10 years ago
http://libellules-guyane.net/determiner/Orthemis_biolleyi/
I also thought that it could be an intermadiate coloration, but Orthemis discolor is also very similar.
http://libellules-guyane.net/determiner/Orthemis_discolor/
http://www.neotropic-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=3908&offset=&Sort=uplDate%20desc Posted 10 years ago
"Brilliant pink, sometimes purplish, sometimes more red, with bright red eyes and face. Face and eyes typically as brightly colored or brighter than the body; compare to Roseate Skimmer, in which the eyes and face are usually darker than the body."
http://bugguide.net/node/view/129142
So I think this is ferruginea. Posted 10 years ago
http://azdragonfly.net/species/roseate-skimmer
http://azdragonfly.net/species/carmine-skimmer
http://azdragonfly.net/compare/216 Posted 10 years ago