Red-mantled Skimmer

Red-mantled Skimmer

Rayadora de manto rojo

Libelulla gaigei, diminutive from "libella" (Latin: level, instrument) from the horizontal position of the wings (and the red patch on the back resembling the level's vial).

As in birds, brighter colors allow us to differentiate between males and females.

Ref.

https://enciclovida.mx/especies/114849

https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/104578-Libellula-gaigei/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/libellula

Photo by @ramiro_menchaca

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