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title: "Rayadora de Needham"
description: "Libellula needhami — Insectos y arañas. Libellula needhami, or Needham's skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/needham-s-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rayadora de Needham

> Libellula needhami — Insectos y arañas. Libellula needhami, or Needham's skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Libellula needhami*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 17371
- Wikidata: [Q150875](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150875)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68911](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68911)

## Names

- en: Needham's Skimmer
- es: Rayadora de Needham

## Countries with the most observations

US (15084), MX (15), BS (5), CU (4)

## Summary

Libellula needhami, or Needham's skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae. It is found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.
The IUCN conservation status of Libellula needhami is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' existence. The population is stable.
The species is named after the American entomologist James George Needham.

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

## Photo

![Rayadora de Needham](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/needham-s-skimmer/medium.jpg)

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/375675520

## Machine access

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