Bar-winged Skimmer

The Bar-winged Skimmer is found mostly in the eastern US and with the westernmost populations in eastern Texas. A vagrant male was unexpectedly discovered by Troy Hibbitts on 1 August 2020 at Bear Creek, Huachuca Mountains. This observation provides the first record of the species for Arizona.  

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Libellula
Species
axilena
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Identification Tips

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Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (1 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Bar-winged Skimmer Bar-winged Skimmer, Male, Northern Florida, 21 May 2019
Bar-winged Skimmer Bar-winged Skimmer, Male, Maple Flats, Virginia, 11 June 2017
Bar-winged Skimmer Bar-winged Skimmer, Immature male, Northern Florida, 21 May 2019