Scientific name
[a]
Common name
IUCN Red List Status
Distribution
Picture (Male)
Picture (Female)
Orthetrum abbotti Calvert, 1892
Abbott's skimmer
LC
IUCN
Sub-Saharan Africa ,
Jordan and
Yemen .
[5]
Orthetrum africanum (Selys, 1887)
LC
IUCN
Central and Western
Africa
[6]
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848
White-tailed skimmer
[7]
LC
IUCN
Europe to
China and
Japan
[8]
Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)
LC
[9]
Europe ,
India , and northern
Africa
[10]
Orthetrum angustiventre (Rambur, 1842)
Many-celled skimmer
[11]
LC
IUCN
Angola ,
Benin ,
Burkina Faso ,
Cameroon ,
Ivory Coast ,
Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Kenya ,
Liberia ,
Mali ,
Nigeria ,
Senegal ,
Sierra Leone ,
Sudan ,
Togo ,
Uganda ,
Zambia , and possibly
Tanzania .
Orthetrum austeni (Kirby, 1900)
Giant skimmer
LC
IUCN
[12]
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Orthetrum austrosundanum Lieftinck, 1953
VU
[13]
Orthetrum azureum (Rambur, 1842)
LC
Madagascar
Orthetrum balteatum Lieftinck, 1933
Speckled skimmer
[14]
NT
IUCN
[15]
Orthetrum borneense Kimmins, 1936
DD
IUCN
Orthetrum boumiera Watson & Arthington, 1978
Brownwater skimmer
NT
IUCN
[16]
Orthetrum brachiale (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
Tough skimmer
LC
IUCN
[17]
Angola ,
Benin ,
Botswana ,
Burkina Faso ,
Cameroon ,
Central African Republic ,
Chad ,
Comoros , the
Republic of the Congo , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Egypt ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Ethiopia ,
Gabon ,
Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Kenya ,
Liberia ,
Madagascar ,
Malawi ,
Mali ,
Mauritania ,
Mauritius ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Réunion ,
Seychelles ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
South Africa ,
Sudan ,
Tanzania ,
Togo ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , possibly
Burundi , and possibly
São Tomé and Príncipe
Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837)
Southern skimmer
LC
IUCN
Europe
[18] and the range extends to Mongolia and
North Africa .
Orthetrum caffrum (Burmeister, 1839)
Two-striped skimmer, white-lined skimmer
LC
IUCN
[19]
Angola ,
Cameroon ,
Chad ,
Ivory Coast ,
Ethiopia ,
Guinea ,
Kenya ,
Malawi ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Sierra Leone ,
South Africa ,
Sudan ,
Tanzania ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , possibly
Burundi , and possibly
Gambia
Orthetrum caledonicum (Brauer, 1865)
Blue skimmer
LC
[20]
Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Black-tailed skimmer
LC
[21]
Albania ,
Austria ,
Azerbaijan ,
Belarus ,
Belgium ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Bulgaria ,
China ,
Croatia ,
Cyprus ,
Czech Republic ,
Denmark ,
Estonia ,
Finland ,
France (
Corsica , and mainland),
Georgia ,
Germany ,
Greece ,
Hungary ,
India ,
Ireland ,
Italy ,
Kazakhstan ,
Kyrgyzstan ,
Latvia ,
Lithuania ,
Luxembourg ,
Malta ,
Moldova ,
Mongolia ,
Montenegro ,
Netherlands ,
North Macedonia ,
Norway ,
Poland ,
Portugal ,
Romania ,
Russia ,
Serbia ,
Slovakia ,
Slovenia ,
Spain ,
Sweden ,
Switzerland ,
Tajikistan ,
Turkey (Turkey-in-Europe),
Turkmenistan ,
Ukraine ,
Uzbekistan and in part of
United Kingdom
Orthetrum capense Calvert, 1893
LC
Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)
LC
Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839)
Epaulet skimmer
LC
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)
Keeled skimmer
LC
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Georgia; Greece; Hungary; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Ireland; Italy; Lebanon; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Montenegro; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom.
Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
Blue marsh hawk
LC
IUCN
[22]
tropical and subtropical Asia
Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909
Guinea skimmer
LC
IUCN
[23]
Angola ,
Benin ,
Burkina Faso ,
Cameroon ,
Central African Republic , the
Republic of the Congo , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Ethiopia ,
Gabon ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Kenya ,
Liberia ,
Malawi ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Nigeria ,
Senegal ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
South Africa ,
Tanzania ,
Togo ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , and possibly
Burundi
Orthetrum guptai Baijal, 1955
LC
Orthetrum helena Buchholz, 1954
LC
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951
Hintz's skimmer
LC
IUCN
[24]
Angola ,
Benin ,
Botswana ,
Central African Republic , the
Republic of the Congo , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Ethiopia ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Kenya ,
Liberia ,
Malawi ,
Mali ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Nigeria ,
Senegal ,
Sierra Leone ,
South Africa ,
Tanzania ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , and possibly
Burundi
Orthetrum icteromelas Ris, 1910
Spectacled skimmer
LC
IUCN
[25]
Angola ,
Botswana ,
Cameroon ,
Chad , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Kenya ,
Madagascar ,
Malawi ,
Mauritius ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Nigeria ,
Sierra Leone ,
South Africa ,
Sudan ,
Tanzania ,
Togo ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , and possibly
Burundi
Orthetrum japonicum (Uhler, 1858)
Taiwan-shioya-tombo
LC
[26]
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900
Julia skimmer
LC
IUCN
[27]
Angola ,
Benin ,
Burkina Faso ,
Cameroon ,
Central African Republic , the
Republic of the Congo , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Ethiopia ,
Gabon ,
Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Kenya ,
Liberia ,
Malawi ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Nigeria ,
São Tomé and Príncipe ,
Senegal ,
Sierra Leone ,
South Africa ,
Sudan ,
Tanzania ,
Togo ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , possibly
Burundi , and possibly
Madagascar
Orthetrum kollmannspergeri Buchholz, 1959
LC
IUCN
Orthetrum kristenseni Ris, 1911
LC
IUCN
Ethiopia
Orthetrum latihami Pinhey, 1966
LC
IUCN
Central
Africa
Orthetrum lemur Ris, 1909
LC
IUCN
Orthetrum lineostigma (Selys, 1886)
LC
IUCN
Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868)
LC
IUCN
Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955
Machado's skimmer
LC
IUCN
[28]
Angola ,
Botswana ,
Cameroon , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Ethiopia ,
Kenya ,
Malawi ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Sierra Leone ,
South Africa ,
Tanzania ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , and possibly
Burundi
Orthetrum macrostigma Longfield, 1947
LC
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Mozambique , and possibly
Zambia
Orthetrum malgassicum Pinhey, 1970
LC
Orthetrum martensi Asahina, 1978
LC
Orthetrum melania (Selys, 1883)
LC
Orthetrum microstigma Ris, 1911
LC
Angola ,
Cameroon ,
Central African Republic , the
Republic of the Congo , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Gabon ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Kenya ,
Liberia ,
Mali ,
Nigeria ,
Sierra Leone ,
Sudan ,
Tanzania ,
Uganda , and
Zambia
Orthetrum migratum Lieftinck, 1951
Rosy skimmer
LC
IUCN
[29]
Orthetrum monardi Schmidt, 1951
LC
Angola ,
Benin ,
Burkina Faso ,
Cameroon ,
Central African Republic , the
Republic of the Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Ethiopia ,
Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Kenya ,
Nigeria ,
Sierra Leone ,
Tanzania ,
Uganda , and
Zambia
Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841)
Yellow-veined skimmer
LC
Orthetrum poecilops Ris, 1916
Mangrove skimmer
VU
[30]
Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)
Crimson-tailed marsh hawk
LC
[31]
Orthetrum ransonnetii (Brauer, 1865)
Desert skimmer
LC
Western Sahara ,
Sudan ,
Niger ,
Chad ,
Algeria ,
Iran ,
Israel ,
Jordan ,
Egypt ,
Oman ,
United Arab Emirates
Orthetrum robustum Balinsky, 1965
Robust skimmer
LC
[32]
Orthetrum rubens Barnard, 1937
Elusive skimmer
CR
IUCN
[33]
South Africa
Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770)
Slender skimmer
LC
Orthetrum saegeri Pinhey, 1966
LC
Cameroon ,
Central African Republic , the
Republic of the Congo , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Gambia ,
Togo ,
Uganda , and
Zambia
Orthetrum sagitta Ris, 1915
Arrow skimmer
LC
[34]
Sierra Leone
Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984
Green skimmer
LC
Orthetrum signiferum Lieftinck, 1926
LC
Orthetrum silvarum Lieftinck, 1934
LC
Orthetrum stemmale (Burmeister, 1839)
Stemmale skimmer
LC
IUCN
[35]
Angola ,
Benin ,
Botswana ,
Cameroon ,
Central African Republic , the
Republic of the Congo , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Kenya ,
Liberia ,
Malawi ,
Mali ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Nigeria ,
São Tomé and Príncipe ,
Sierra Leone ,
Sudan ,
Tanzania ,
Togo ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , and possibly
Burundi
Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845)
Small skimmer
LC
[36]
Orthetrum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)
LC
India ,
Indonesia ,
Malaysia ,
Philippines ,
Singapore and
Thailand .
[37]
Orthetrum translatum Bartenev, 1929
LC
Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878)
Blue-tailed forest hawk
[38]
LC
[39]
Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841)
Long skimmer
LC
Algeria ,
Angola ,
Botswana ,
Burkina Faso ,
Cameroon ,
Ivory Coast ,
Egypt ,
Ethiopia ,
France (
Corsica ),
Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Italy (
Sicily and
Sardinia ),
Kenya ,
Libya ,
Madagascar ,
Malawi ,
Mali ,
Morocco ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Senegal ,
Somalia ,
South Africa ,
Tanzania ,
Togo ,
Uganda ,
Zambia ,
Zimbabwe , and possibly
Burundi
Orthetrum villosovittatum (Brauer, 1868)
Fiery skimmer
LC
[40]