Scarlet skimmer
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phylum | Arthropoda | The scarlet skimmer or crimson darter (Crocothemis servilia) is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Jamaica, Florida, and Hawaii. The naiads are commonly used as food in parts of Yunnan, China. There are two known subspecies; Crocothemis servilia servilia Drury, 1773 and Crocothemis servilia mariannae Kiauta, 1983. C. s. mariannae lacks the mid-dorsal black stripe.
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Class | Insecta | |
order | Odonata | |
Suborder | Anisoptera | |
family | Libellulidae | |
genus | Crocothemis | |
species | C. servilia |