Flame Skimmer
Libellulidae Libellula saturata
Male


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Wetland near Goshen, Utah - 16 June 2015
male skimmer


Male Flame Skimmer
Parowan, Utah - 11 June 2006
male


Male Flame Skimmer
Parowan, Utah - 11 June 2006male


wing pattern

Inner Wing Pattern
wing pattern


Dorsal Photo of Thorax
dorsal
                          view of head and thorax 37

Lateral photo

side view of head and
                          thorax71

Appendages
dorsal
                          view of abdomen41 side view
                          of abdomen47

appendages43

appendages42


Male Flame Skimmer
29 August 2015
Welcome Springs, Washington County, Utah

male


Photo Details - ŠNicky Davis

Wetland near Goshen, Utah - 16 June 2015 June 11, 2006 - N 37° 50' 33.01"   W 112° 50'  42.4"  Elevation 5924  feet

Independence Park, Near Parowan, Iron County, Utah

Welcome Springs, Washington County, Utah 29 August 2015
 

Characteristics
Wingspan - 3 5/8 inches.
The head including eyes,  thorax, abdomen, legs, appendages and the stigma are  orange red,
Wings  are orange red  just past the nodus  and also along the leading edge to the tip of  both the forewing and the hindwing. Immatures are paler. 

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