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title: "Flame Skimmer"
description: "Libellula saturata — Insecten en spinnen. The flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/flame-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Flame Skimmer

> Libellula saturata — Insecten en spinnen. The flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America.

- Scientific name: *Libellula saturata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 25388
- Wikidata: [Q142619](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142619)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47817](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47817)

## Names

- en: Flame Skimmer
- es: Rayadora flameada

## Countries with the most observations

US (22383), MX (1817)

## Summary

The flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Brady Reed · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319633559

## Machine access

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