---
title: "Carmine Skimmer"
description: "Orthemis discolor — Insetos e aranhas. Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/carmine-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Carmine Skimmer

> Orthemis discolor — Insetos e aranhas. Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Orthemis discolor*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 7856
- Wikidata: [Q292613](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292613)
- iNaturalist taxon: [107937](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107937)

## Names

- en: Carmine Skimmer
- es: Rayadora carmín

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1307), CR (985), US (881), PA (502), BR (362), PE (189), HN (185), AR (98), CO (97), GT (86), BZ (63), EC (55)

## Summary

Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae.
The IUCN conservation status of Orthemis discolor is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Frank Thomas Sautter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205297563

## Machine access

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