Skimmers - Family: Libellulidae
Photo by Erik Beringen.
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Square-spot Basker - Aethriamanta circimsignata
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L-spot Basker - Aethriamanta nymphaeae
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Grenadier - Agrionoptera insignis
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Swamp Flat-tail - Austrothemis nigrescens
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Palemouth - Brachydiplax denticauda
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Black-headed Skimmer - Crocothemis nigrifrons
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Wandering Percher - Diplacodes bipunctata
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C 767 - E.Beringen
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C 1062 - E.Beringen
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Scarlet Percher - Diplacodes haematodes
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D 021 - D.Davey
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Black-faced Percher - Diplacodes melanopsis
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C 573 - E.Beringen
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C 2204 - E.Beringen
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C 1433 - E.Beringen
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C 2205 - E.Beringen
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C 2203 - E.Beringen
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Chalky Percher - Diplacodes trivialis
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C 1426 - E.Beringen
C 2260 - E.Beringen
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C 1428 - E.Beringen
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C 1425 - E.Beringen
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Water Prince - Hydrobasileus brevistylus
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Wandering Pennant - Macrodiplax cora
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C 2538 - E.Beringen
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Pygmy Percher - Nannodiplax rubra
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Common Archtail - Nannophlebia risi
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Australian Pygmyfly - Nannophya australis
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Eastern Pygmyfly - Nannopha dalei
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Painted Grasshawk - Neurothemis stigmatizans
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Brownwater Skimmer - Orthetrum boumiera
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Blue Skimmer - Orthetrum caledonicum
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C 817 - E.Beringen
C 629 - E.Beringen
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C 801 - E.Beringen
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C 2546 - E.Beringen
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Rosy Skimmer - Orthetrum migratum
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Green Marsh Hawk - Orthetrum sabina
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C 800 - E.Beringen
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Green Skimmer - Orthetrum serapia
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C 1439 - E.Beringen
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Fiery Skimmer - Orthetrum villosovittatum
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C 802 - E.Beringen
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C 2348 - E.Beringen
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C 2349 - E.Beringen
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Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens
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Red Arrow - Rhodothemis lieftincki
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Graphic Flutterer - Rhyothemis graphiptera
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C 2374 - E.Beringen
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Yellow-striped Flutterer - Rhyothemis phyllis
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Twister - Tholymis tillarga
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Dune Glider - Tramea eurybia
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Common Glider - Tramea loewii
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C 1059 - E.Beringen
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Narrow-lobed Glider - Tramea stenoloba
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Red Baron - Urothemis aliena
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Short-tailed Duskdarter - Zyxomma elgneri
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Taxonomy:
> Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Hexapoda
> Class: Insecta (Insects)
> Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
> Order: Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselfies)
> Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
> Superfamily: Libelluloidea
> Family: Libellulidae (Skimmers)
> Genus: Aethriamanta
> Species: A. circumsignata - Square-spot Basker
> Species: A. nymphaeae - L-spot Basker
> Genus: Agrionoptera
> Species: A. insignis - Grenadier
> Genus: Austrothemis
> Species: A. nigrescens - Swamp Flat-tail
> Genus: Brachydiplax
> Species: B. denticauda - Palemouth
> Genus: Crocothemis (Scarlet Skimmers)
> Species: C. nigrifrons - Black-headed Skimmer
> Genus: Diplacodes (Perchers)
> Species: D. bipunctata - Wandering Percher
> Species: D. haematodes - Scarlet percher
> Species: D. melanopsis - Black-faced percher
> Species: D. trivialis - Chalky Percher
> Genus: Hydrobasileus
> Species: H. brevistylus - Water Prince
> Genus: Macrodiplax
> Species: M. cora - Wandering Pennant
> Genus: Nannodiplax
> Species: N. rubra - Pygmy Percher
> Genus: Nannophlebia
> Species: N. risi - Common Archtail
> Genus: Nannophya
> Species: N. australis - Australian Pygmyfly
> Species: N. dalei - Eastern Pygmyfly
> Genus: Neurothemis
> Species: N. stigmatizans - Painted Grass hawk (*)
> Genus: Orthetrum
> Species: O. boumiera - Brownwater Skimmer
> Species: O. caledonicum - Blue Skimmer
> Species: O. migratum - Rosy Skimmer
> Species: O. sabina - Green Marsh Hawk
> Species: O. serapia - Green Skimmer
> Species: O. villosovittatum - Fiery Skimmer
> Genus: Pantala (Rainpool Gliders)
> Species: P. flavescens - Wandering Glider
> Genus: Rhodothemis
> Species: R. lieftincki - Red Arrow
> Genus: Rhyothemis (Flutterers)
> Species: R. graphiptera - Graphic Flutterer
> Species: R. phyllis - Yellow-striped Flutterer
> Genus: Tholymis
> Species: T. tillarga - Twister (*)
> Genus: Tramea
> Species: T. eurybia - Dune Glider
> Species: T. loewii - Common Glider
> Species: T. stenoloba - Narrow-lobed Glider
> Genus: Urothemis
> Species: U. aliena - Red Baron
> Genus: Zyxomma (Duskdarters)
> Species: Z. elgneri - Short-tailed Duskdarter
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Photographic Contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 573 - C 575 - C 629 - C 767 - C 800 - C 801 - C 802 - C 817 - C 818 - C 826 - C 1059 - C 1060 - C 1062 - C 1063 - C 1068 - C 1147 - C 1418
C 1421 - C 1424 - C 1425 - C 1426 - C 1428 - C 1430 - C 1432 - C 1433 - C 1438 - C 1439 - C 2203 - C 2204 - C 2205 - C 2260 - C 2348 - C 2349 C 2373 - C 2374 - C 2384 - C 2538 - C 2546.
Davey, Diana. D 021 - D 022 - D 127.
Beringen, Erik. C 573 - C 575 - C 629 - C 767 - C 800 - C 801 - C 802 - C 817 - C 818 - C 826 - C 1059 - C 1060 - C 1062 - C 1063 - C 1068 - C 1147 - C 1418
C 1421 - C 1424 - C 1425 - C 1426 - C 1428 - C 1430 - C 1432 - C 1433 - C 1438 - C 1439 - C 2203 - C 2204 - C 2205 - C 2260 - C 2348 - C 2349 C 2373 - C 2374 - C 2384 - C 2538 - C 2546.
Davey, Diana. D 021 - D 022 - D 127.