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title: "Neon Skimmer"
description: "Libellula croceipennis — Insectes et araignées. The neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/neon-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Neon Skimmer

> Libellula croceipennis — Insectes et araignées. The neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family.

- Scientific name: *Libellula croceipennis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- iNaturalist observations: 10035
- Wikidata: [Q142579](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142579)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104574](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104574)

## Names

- en: Neon Skimmer
- es: Rayadora neón

## Countries with the most observations

US (8611), MX (938), CR (23), HN (23), NI (9), GT (6), BZ (5), BR (3)

## Summary

The neon skimmer (Libellula croceipennis) is a dragonfly of the skimmer family.
It can be found near ponds, lakes and slow moving streams in the southwest United States, Central America, and northern South America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Nautilus 211 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30993618

## Machine access

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