( Libellula saturata )
(Uhler, 1857)
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
HABITAT
CREDITS
Eddie Dunbar
REFERENCES
| Flame Skimmer ( Libellula saturata ) | |
| |
|
| |
| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Libellula saturata (Uhler, 1857) |
| Common Name: | Flame Skimmer |
| Life Stage: | A |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Taxon Code: | ODO00277 |
| ITIS TSN#: | 101916 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location | |
| McCrea Park, McCrea Park, 4460 Shepherd St, Oakland | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CA011001CD |
RECOGNITION | |
| Flame skimmer: males bright orange with amber color in the wings covering half the width of the wing, out to the nodus, and all the way to the rear of the hind wing. Females paler but still with some amber at least on the leading edge of the wing. | |
| Body Length | |
| 49-61 mm | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Range | |
| Parts of Western and Southwestern US. | |
HABITAT | |
CREDITS | |
| Photographer Eddie Dunbar | |
REFERENCES | |
