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title: "Keeled Skimmer"
description: "Orthetrum coerulescens — Insects & spiders. The keeled skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/keeled-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Keeled Skimmer

> Orthetrum coerulescens — Insects & spiders. The keeled skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Orthetrum coerulescens*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 18358
- Wikidata: [Q1746600](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1746600)
- iNaturalist taxon: [107954](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107954)

## Names

- en: Keeled Skimmer
- de: Kleiner Blaupfeil
- es: Centinela cobalto
- fr: Orthétrum bleuissant
- nl: Beekoeverlibel
- pl: Lecicha mała

## Countries with the most observations

IT (3549), FR (2923), ES (2628), PT (1336), DE (1008), GB (848), AT (642), RU (570), GR (565), DK (362), HR (353), BE (314)

## Summary

The keeled skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Libellulidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeled_skimmer

## Photo

![Keeled Skimmer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/keeled-skimmer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hannes Oberreiter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58345036

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/keeled-skimmer?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).