Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Odonates

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Common Names

English common name:

Painted Skimmer

In English, species in the family Libellulidae are named "Skimmer", except for genera Celithemis, Erythemis, Erythrodiplax, Ladona, Leucorrhinia, Pachydiplax, Pantala, Perithemis, Plathemis, Sympetrum, and Tramea.

French common name:

Libellule chaleureuse

In French, species in the family Libellulidae are named "Libellule" (feminine), except for genera Celithemis, Erythemis, Erythrodiplax, Leucorrhinia, Pachydiplax, Pantala, Perithemis, Sympetrum, and Tramea.

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Painted Skimmer
2010	Painted Skimmer
2015	Painted Skimmer
2020	Painted Skimmer

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Palaeoptera

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Libellula semifasciata	Libellulidae	Odonata
2010	Libellula semifasciata	Libellulidae	Odonata
2015	Libellula semifasciata	Libellulidae	Odonata
2020	Libellula semifasciata	Libellulidae	Odonata

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2005	Imperiled
2010	Imperiled
2015	Imperiled
2020	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	New information not reflecting genuine change.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - N2
2020	Vulnerable - N3

Yukon
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Quebec
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Unrankable - SU

New Brunswick
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present