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Black-tailed Skimmer

Orthetrum cancellatum

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The black-tailed skimmer is a dragonfly of open water with bare margins, the male blue with a black tail. It perches flat on the ground rather than on vegetation.

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Quick Facts

Category
Insect
Latin name
Orthetrum cancellatum
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.