Keeled skimmer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Least concern

Where the keeled skimmer lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 104,228 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See dragonflies & damselflies on the world map

Scientific name	Orthetrum coerulescens
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Libellulidae

Where does the keeled skimmer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the keeled skimmer in 14 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the keeled skimmer endangered?

The keeled skimmer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the keeled skimmer?

The keeled skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Libellulidae, genus Orthetrum. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the keeled skimmer

The keeled skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Libellulidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Keeled skimmer (revision 1357278703), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1746600 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).