The Roseate Skimmer dragonfly (Orthemis Ferruginea) is from the Family Libellulidae and the male of the species has a rose pink and red/maroon colored abdomen. Young Roseate dragons have a bright pinkish or purple abdomen and when they are mature adults their thorax will develop a pale bluish tint. The females of the species have orange-brown abdomens with clear orangish veins and a brownish thorax with a light stripe down back. The wings are normally clear except for the narrow brown tips at the edges. The juveniles are brown initially in both sexes with pale stripes as well as the abdomen being uniformly brown.

Male Roseate Skimmer dragonflies use their abdomens to ward off intruding males by bending the tip of their rear downwards. They pursue females in flight and when mating takes place it lasts for an average of only 10 seconds. Oviposition (egg laying, female egg positioning) by females takes an average of 1-3 minutes and is done by her flicking of the eggs as water droplets along the shoreline. The male guards the female during this time, often hovering close to her and bending the abdomen down and doing flybys at right angles to potential threats such as when numerous competing males are trying to establish territory and mate.

This Amazing Pink Dragonfly is also available as one of our electronic dragonfly complete kits as a wonderful accessory decoration! Roseate Skimmer dragonfly (Orthemis Ferruginea) single Complete Kits are a must have for your electronic moving insect collection. Having just one Roseate Skimmer complete kit is the minimum needed to create automatic moving wings in your own indoor environment. There is very little assembly required. All you need to do is take the two parts of the electronic dragonfly complete kit out of the package connect them together and plug the transformer into a wall outlet for your dragonfly to start fluttering with automatic motion. Collect all six of our dragonflies for your own Wings in Motion dragonfly display or combine any of our electronic moving wing insects. This complete kit includes one single electronic moving Roseate Skimmer dragonfly.