Roseate Skimmer

Orthemis ferruginea

A purple dragonfly with red eyes. It was quite large.

Seen resting resting over a coastal inlet.

AshleyT 11 years ago

Orthemis ferruginea Roseate Skimmer

mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Thank you, ShannaB!

ShannaB 11 years ago

Beautiful.

mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID, Ashley.

mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Thanks, Hema!

Hema Shah 11 years ago

pretty.

mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Thank you, Mayra and Leanne! I was happy to see it as well. :)

MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

So beautiful!

LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Wow! I've never seen a dragonfly this colour before. It's beautiful. Great spotting mauna Kunzah

Spotted by
mauna Kunzah

Spotted on Jan 3, 2013
Submitted on Jan 13, 2013