| Fiery skimmer | |
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| A male fiery skimmer, Cairns | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. villosovittatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum villosovittatum | |
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Orthetrum villosovittatum, known as the fiery skimmer, [4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [5] [3] Its range is from the Moluccas, New Guinea and neighbouring islands as well as Australia. [6] In Australia it is found in Victoria through eastern New South Wales and Queensland, north inland Queensland, Cape York Peninsula and north Northern Territory. [7] It is a common species through most of its range.
Orthetrum villosovittatum is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of 60–85 mm. [4] Mature males have dark greyish to greenish-brown thoraxes and red abdomens, with the abdomen constricted at segment four. Young males have an amber and black colouring. Females are ochre-coloured.
Orthetrum villosovittatum inhabits boggy seepages, streams and swamps. [4]
