Flame Skimmer

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Libellula
Species
saturata
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Flame Skimmer, Male, Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz, AZ, 23 September 2017 Flame Skimmer, Male, Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz, AZ, 23 September 2017

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Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (292 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

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Flame Skimmer, Male, Bubbling Ponds Hatchery, Yavapai, AZ, 21 September 2026 Flame Skimmer, Male, Bubbling Ponds Hatchery, Yavapai, AZ, 21 September 2026
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Male, Higley Road Ponds, Maricopa, AZ, 5 May 2025
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2021
Flame Skimmer, Male, Historic Canoa Ranch, Pima, AZ, 14 July 2026 Flame Skimmer, Male, Historic Canoa Ranch, Pima, AZ, 14 July 2026
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Immature male, Spur Cross Conservation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 30 April 2011
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Teneral male with exuvia, Apache Tears, Pinal, AZ, 18 June 2011
Flame Skimmer, Male, Sycamore Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2026 Flame Skimmer, Male, Sycamore Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2026
Flame Skimmer, Male, Sycamore Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2026 Flame Skimmer, Male, Sycamore Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2026
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 18 June 2026
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Female, Veterans Oasis Park, Maricopa, AZ, 11 April 2025
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Female, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 12 May 2020
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Female, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 16 April 2021
Flame Skimmer Flame Skimmer, Teneral female with exuvia, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 4 June 2011
Flame Skimmer, Female, Sycamore Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2026 Flame Skimmer, Female, Sycamore Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2026
Flame Skimmer A sticky situation.....