---
title: "Julia Skimmer"
description: "Orthetrum julia — Insetti e ragni. Orthetrum julia, the Julia skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/julia-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Julia Skimmer

> Orthetrum julia — Insetti e ragni. Orthetrum julia, the Julia skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Orthetrum julia*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 8853
- Wikidata: [Q1939816](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1939816)
- iNaturalist taxon: [107960](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107960)

## Names

- en: Julia Skimmer

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (7493), SZ (70), ZW (38), NA (35), MW (12), ZM (12), MZ (11), UG (11), BW (10), GH (9), NG (9), TZ (8)

## Summary

Orthetrum julia, the Julia skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252217965

## Machine access

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