Skimmer dragonflies break down into a variety of genera with recognizable names.
The top picture shows a Four-spotted Skimmer
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Widow Skimmer
Neon Skimmer
Flame Skimmer
female Flame Skimmer
Needham’s Skimmer
Female Needham’s Skimmer
female Golden-winged Skimmer
Great Blue Skimmer
Yellow-sided Skimmer
Slaty Skimmer
Painted Skimmer
Hoary Skimmer
Wandering Glider
Corporals
Not all skimmer dragonflies have skimmer in the common name. Chalk-fronted Corporal
Blue Corporal
Skimmer Dragonflies: Whiteface
Hudsonian Whiteface
Male Dot-tailed Whiteface
Dot-tailed whiteface immature
Skimmer Dragonflies: Dragonlets
The Seaside Dragonlet
Plateau Dragonlet
Band-winged Dragonlet
Female Band-wing Dragonlet
Little Blue Dragonley
Female Little Blue Dragonlet
Eastern Amberwing
Skimmer Dragonflies: Clubskimmers
Pale-faced Clubskimmer
Saddlebags
Black Saddlebags
Carolina Saddlebags
Autumn Meadowhawk
Blue-faced Meadowhawk
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk
Ruby Meadowhawk female
Striped Meadowhawk
female Variegated Meadowhawk
male Varriegated Meadowhaks gives it a distinct look from any of the other Meadowhawk species. Females have the brown stripes, males have the red stripes.
Female Western Meadowhawk
Male Western Meadowhawk
White-faced Meadowhawk
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
Spot-winged Meadowhawk
Pennants
female Marl Pennant
Calico Pennant
Female Calico Pennant
Halloween Pennant
Banded Pennant
Ornate Pennants
Red-tailed Pennant
Four-spotted Pennant
Roseate Skimmer
Female Roseate Skimmer
Setwings
Checkered Setwing
Black Setwings
Thornbush Dasher
Spot-tailed Dasher