Eight-spotted Skimmer

Scientific Classification

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

Eight-spotted Skimmer, Male, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 3 September 2017 Eight-spotted Skimmer, Male, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 3 September 2017

Locations Map

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (17 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Male, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 25 June 2021
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Male, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 4 July 2016
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Male, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 21 July 2019
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Male, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 21 July 2019
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Teneral male, Pond along CR4008 N. of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 25 June 2021
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Male, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 30 August 2009
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Female, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 25 June 2021
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Female, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 25 June 2022
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Female, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 26 July 2011
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Female, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 21 July 2019
Eight-spotted Skimmer Eight-spotted Skimmer, Female, Becker Lake, Apache, AZ, 21 July 2019