Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea
male (left)
compared with
Carmine Skimmer
Orthemis discolor
male (right)
Hornsby Bend,
Austin,
Travis Co., Texas
15 September 2007

4 shots posted; all show a male Roseate Skimmer on the left and a male Carmine Skimmer on the right, for comparison purposes. These IDs were also confirmed on these individuals in the hand by Dr. John Abbott, curator of the Univ. of Texas Insect collection and an odonate expert.