Black-headed Skimmer

Crocothemis nigrifrons · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Blackheaded Skimmer

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Black-headed Skimmer
Photo: Kris Jacques (Kris), CC BY-SA 2.5

Males are blue and black while females range from yellow to brown in color. They are typically seen near still or slow-moving water.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Males are blue and black; females are yellow to brown.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

They are usually found near still or sluggish waters.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Black-headed Skimmer photo 3
Photo: Summerdrought, CC BY-SA
Black-headed Skimmer photo 4
Photo: Summerdrought, CC BY-SA
Black-headed Skimmer photo 5
Photo: quoll2, CC BY-SA 2.0
Black-headed Skimmer photo 6
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC0

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocothemis_nigrifrons

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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