Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Red-tailed Skimmer

Orthemis schmidti

Spanish: Rayadora de Schmidt

Red-tailed Skimmer (Orthemis schmidti)
Photographed by terrycarr on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Orthemis schmidti, also known by its common name red-tailed skimmer is a species from the genus Orthemis. The species was originally described in 1950 by Karl Friedrich Buchholz. Most often recorded in Dec.

TaxonomyInsecta › Odonata › Libellulidae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records782 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2019 – 2019
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Red-tailed Skimmer (Orthemis schmidti) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/orthemis-schmidti/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.