neon skimmer

Libellula croceipennis

Member of king skimmers (genus Libellula)
skimmers (family Libellulidae)
dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera)
dragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

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• males bright red with amber wing color only covering a quarter of the wing, halfway to the nodus, and not all the way back to the rear edge of the hind wing
• female paler and with essentially clear wings

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist