Summary ²

Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.

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1. (c) Cory Campora, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41060081@N03/3913591395
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthemis

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