Long Skimmer vs Yellow-veined Skimmer

Orthetrum trinacria compared with Orthetrum nitidinerve

Key Differences

• Long Skimmer is Least Concern while Yellow-veined Skimmer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long Skimmer	Yellow-veined Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Libellulidae	Libellulidae
Genus same	Orthetrum	Orthetrum
Species	Orthetrum trinacria	Orthetrum nitidinerve

Evolutionary Relationship

Long Skimmer and Yellow-veined Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Orthetrum.

Conservation Status

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-veined Skimmer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long Skimmer	Yellow-veined Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Yellow-veined Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.