Red Rock Skimmer

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Paltothemis
Species
lineatipes

Identification Tips

Red Rock Skimmer, Male, Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Maricopa, AZ, 19 October 2014 Red Rock Skimmer, Male, Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Maricopa, AZ, 19 October 2014

Locations Map

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (119 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Red Rock Skimmer, Male, Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai, AZ, 18 September 2026 Red Rock Skimmer, Male, Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai, AZ, 18 September 2026
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Male, Sycamore Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 28 April 2026
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Male, Workman Creek, Gila, AZ, 7 July 2022
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Male, West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino, AZ, 21 June 2021
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Immature male, Hot Springs Canyon (Muleshoe Ranch), Cochise, AZ, 19 October 2013
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Male and female, southern Sonora, Mexico, 7 August 2018
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Male, Dudleyville, Pinal, AZ, 28 October 2007
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Female, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 7 February 2026
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Female, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 18 September 2022
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Female, Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, Pima, AZ, 20 November 2021
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Female, southern Sonora, Mexico, 7 August 2018
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Female, Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 11 December 2021
Red Rock Skimmer Red Rock Skimmer, Female, Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, Pima, AZ, 20 November 2021