Aruba Dragonflies & Damselflies Photos

by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Dragonflies Page | Back to Jeff's Nature Page

Here are a few odonate photos from a recent family vacation to Aruba. Enjoy!

Note, information about odes of Aruba was very helpful on Theo & Mars Muusse's Aruba website.
Rambur's Forktail (Ishnura ramburii) Rambur's Forktail (Ishnura ramburii)
Bubali Preserve, Aruba
16 June 2011

Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa) Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa)
Bubali Preserve, Aruba
16 June 2011

One idividual seen near the Butterfly Farm adjacent to Bubali.


Red-tailed Pennant (Brachymesia furcata) Red-tailed Pennant (Brachymesia furcata)
Bubali Preserve, Aruba
16 June 2011

A few of these were seen.


"Aruban" Skimmer (Orthemis sp.)
Grounds of the Marriott, Aruba
13 June 2011
"Aruban" Skimmer (Orthemis sp.)
Grounds of the Marriott, Aruba
13 June 2011
"Aruban" Skimmer (Orthemis sp.)
Bubali Preserve, Aruba
16 June 2011

It's uncertain as to which species of skimmer this is. Perhaps O. discolor, O. ferruginae, or an undescribed species (which the Mousses refer to as "O. arubensis" on their website.

"Aruban" Skimmer (Orthemis sp.)
Bubali Preserve, Aruba
16 June 2011

Several of these were present around Bubali.


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