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title: "Needham's Skimmer"
description: "Libellula needhami — Owady i pająki. Libellula needhami, or Needham's skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/needham-s-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Needham's Skimmer

> Libellula needhami — Owady i pająki. 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` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- 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

![Needham's Skimmer](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=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).