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title: "Scarlet Skimmer"
description: "Crocothemis servilia — Insects & spiders. The scarlet skimmer or ruddy marsh skimmer (Crocothemis servilia) is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Jamaica, Florida, and Hawaii."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/scarlet-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Scarlet Skimmer

> Crocothemis servilia — Insects & spiders. The scarlet skimmer or ruddy marsh skimmer (Crocothemis servilia) is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Jamaica, Florida, and Hawaii.

- Scientific name: *Crocothemis servilia*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 32938
- Wikidata: [Q643655](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q643655)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52055](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52055)

## Names

- en: Scarlet Skimmer
- de: Orientfeuerlibelle
- fr: Crocothémis d'Asie
- nl: Oostelijke vuurlibel

## Countries with the most observations

IN (9279), SG (5990), US (3525), TW (1828), TH (1430), CN (1387), JP (1356), ID (1068), HK (598), KR (561), KH (303), MY (278)

## Summary

The scarlet skimmer or ruddy marsh skimmer (Crocothemis servilia) is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Jamaica, Florida, and Hawaii.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141261355

## Machine access

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