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Neon Skimmer
Libellula croceipennis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Flame SkimmerLibellula saturata
Cardinal MeadowhawkSympetrum illotum
Needham's SkimmerLibellula needhami
Broad ScarletCrocothemis erythraea
Red-tailed PennantBrachymesia furcata
Mayan SetwingDythemis maya
Roseate SkimmerOrthemis ferruginea
Carmine SkimmerOrthemis discolor
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,944 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 6,089 |
| California | 1,367 |
| Mexico | 700 |
| Arizona | 322 |
| Oklahoma | 236 |
| Jalisco | 226 |
| Nuevo Leon | 182 |
| Sonora | 32 |
| Oaxaca | 26 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Dragonflies and Damselflies · Odonata |
| Family | Skimmers · Libellulidae |
| Genus | Chasers and King Skimmers · Libellula |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Neon Skimmer with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.