Roseate Skimmer
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It is one of two dragonfly representatives in the Orthemis genus. Like most skimmers, it prefers small, slow moving water bodies.
The top picture shows the red-bodied male.
Like other skimmers, the female has a brown body. The bottom picture shows a female with the white stripe on the thorax and top part of the abdomen.
© 2008. Patricia A. Michaels