Greater blue skimmer

White-Tailed Skimmer
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Real-world info
Name: Orthetrum albistylum Family: Libellulidae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  オオシオカラトンボ  白尾灰蜻  大白尾灰蜻  큰밀잠자리  orthétrum  orthétrum  libélula de cola blanca  libélula de cola blanca  lumibellula  N/A  Blaupfeil  N/A

The White-Tailed Skimmer (known as the Common Dragonfly in Animal Crossing) is a common bug in the Animal Crossing series. It first appeared in Doubutsu no Mori, and after Doubutsu no Mori e+ it remained absent from the series until Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. It can be found flying in the air between 8 AM and 5 PM from late spring to mid-summer and sells for 130 Bells.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#10

"I caught a common dragonfly! I love the way they zoom around..."

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year	May – Jul
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	Flying
Weather	Any except rain
Selling price	130 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

The White-Tailed Skimmer was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp in version 4.2.1c.

Availability	Not currently available –
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	53.6 mm - 58.5 mm
Rarity	★★
Selling price	300 Bells
Version added	Unknown
Villager gift data	Tier: Unknown Rewards: Unknown

Donating to the museum

Like all fish and insects in Animal Crossing, the Common Dragonfly can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, the curator. He will tell the player some information about it when they donate it.

In Animal Crossing

"<Player>, have you ever peered closely into a dragonfly's eyes? Blech! Ghastly, really. Hooo... But I digress..."

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Real-world information

The orthetrum albistylum, commonly known as the white-tailed skimmer, is a species of dragonfly found in Europe, China, and Japan.

Names in other languages

	シオカラトンボ Shiokaratonbo	Orthetrum albis
	白尾灰蜻 (iQue) Báiwěi huī qīng	White-tailed gray dragon
	Libelle	Dragonfly
	libélula común	Common dragonfly
	orthetrum
	libellula	Dragonfly

Pocket Camp bugs

Bug catching Garden event Locations Sunburst Island List of bugs Agrias butterfly Andromeda satyr Atlas moth Banded dragonfly Bell cricket Birdwing butterfly Blue damselfly Blue weevil beetle Blushing phantom Brown cicada Cairns birdwing Chestnut tiger butterfly Common bluebottle Common butterfly Cricket Cyclommatus stag Darner dragonfly Dorcus stag beetle Emerald cicada Emperor butterfly Empress cicada Evening cicada Fruit beetle Giant blue swallowtail Giant cicada Giant stag Giant stag beetle Gilded emperor Giraffe stag Gold horned dynastid Gold horned hercules Golden stag Goliath beetle Grasshopper Greater blue skimmer Green hairstreak Green stag beetle Horned atlas Horned dynastid Horned hercules Island mosquito Island moth Jewel beetle Longan lanternfly Long locust Luna moth Madagascan sunset moth Migratory locust Miyama stag Monarch butterfly Neptune beetle Painted jezebel Paper kite butterfly Peacock butterfly Pearl butterfly Petaltail dragonfly Priam's blue birdwing Purple butterfly Purple stag beetle Purple swallowtail R. Brooke's birdwing Rainbow stag Red dragonfly Rice grasshopper Robust cicada Rosy maple moth Saw stag Scarab beetle Snapping beetle Spoon-winged lacewing Stresemanni swallowtail Three-horned stag Tiger butterfly Tropical fritillary W. golden birdwing Walking stick Western hercules White scarab beetle Windmill butterfly Yellow butterfly List of garden event bugs Alto riffbat Appleflitter Apricot heartbeatle Aqua grand doubletrill Azure flickerfly Azure sakurafly Ballroom festivibee Bass riffbat Blossom ripplewing Blue bloomer bug Blue cardfly Blue cityflitter Blue cardfly Blue dashflap Blue glass hermit crab Blue hermit crab Blue flydrangea Blue pinwheetle Blue tanabata beetle Bride fluttervow Bridesmaid fluttervow Brown checkerfly Cherry heartbeatle Citrus ripplewing Coral painted scrambler Dapper scrambler Dark chocobee Diamond butterfly Diamond gothic bat Eerie bat Floral scrambler Garden bumblecube Garden bumbledrop Gilded flickerfly Gold appleflitter Gold blossom bee Gold brickbee Gold bumblebeet Gold cardfly Gold chocobee Gold creek firefly Gold dallycrab Gold dangobee Gold foldwing Gold ginkgo maiden Gold glass butterfly Gold glass hermit crab Gold grand doubletrill Gold hatter Gold impish cap Gold lunar ladybug Gold magic hatbat Gold partyflap Gold pixiewing Gold ringwing Gold ribbonwing Gold tanabata beetle Gold tulipip Gold winter butterfly Golden bloomer bug Golden bunny scrambler Golden dashflap Golden flapyrinth Golden flydrangea Golden gothic bat Golden peppy present Golden pinwheetle Golden seedwing Golden trilafly Gothic bat Grand flutterbow Green appleflitter Green brickbee Green bumblebeet Green checkerfly Green dangobee Green dulcedrone Green flapyrinth Green glass butterfly Green impish cap Green jingling elf hat Green peppy present Green pinwheetle Green ribbonwing Green ringwing Green royal icedwing Groom fluttervow Groomsman fluttervow Haunting bat Hillside dappledot Honey bumblecube Honey sakurafly Jelly bumbledrop Lemon heartbeatle Lilac seedwing Lime foldwing Lovely flutterbow Lucent flickerfly Majestic scrambler Mint sakurafly Morganite sakurafly Navy flower ladybug Orange dallycrab Orange foldwing Orange hatter Orange icedwing Orange lunar ladybug Orange magic hatbat Orange partyflap Orange seedwing Ornamental ripplewing Petite bumbledrop Pink blossom bee Pink dallycrab Pink dangobee Pink dulcedrone Pink flower ladybug Pink flutterbow Pink flydrangea Pink glass hermit crab Pink painted scrambler Pink partyflap Pink pixiewing Pink ringwing Pink royal icedwing Pink trilafly Pink tulipip Plum ripplewing Purple bloomer bug Purple Checkerfly Purple cityflitter Purple creek firefly Purple doubletrill Purple dulcedrone Purple flapyrinth Purple flower ladybug Purple glass butterfly Purple hatter Purple lunar ladybug Purple pixiewing Purple tanabata beetle Purple trilafly Queen bumblecube Raspberry heartbeatle Red bumblebeet Red checkerfly Red cityflitter Red dashflap Red doubletrill Red elf hat Red ginkgo maiden Red hermit crab Red impish cap Red peppy present Red pinwheetle Red ribbonwing Red tulipip Riverside dappledot Royal bumbledrop Ruby gothic bat Samba festivibee Scarlet flickerfly Scary bat Silver appleflitter Silver bloomer bug Silver blossom bee Silver brickbee Silver bumblebeet Silver bunny scrambler Silver cardfly Silver chocobee Silver creek firefly Silver dallycrab Silver dangobee Silver dashflap Silver flapyrinth Silver flydrangea Silver foldwing Silver ginkgo maiden Silver glass butterfly Silver glass hermit crab Silver hatter Silver impish cap Silver lunar ladybug Silver magic hatbat Silver partyflap Silver peppy present Silver pixiewing Silver ringwing Silver seedwing Silver tanabata beetle Silver trilafly Silver tulipip Silver ribbonwing Purple trilafly Soprano riffbat Spooky bat Striped scrambler Sunrise dappledot Sunset dappledot Tango festivibee Tenor riffbat Topaz butterfly Waltz festivibee White blossom bee White chocobee White hermit crab White icedwing White jingling elf hat Winter butterfly Worker bumblecube Yellow brickbee Yellow cardfly Yellow cityflitter Yellow dulcedrone Yellow elf hat Yellow flower ladybug Yellow flutterbow Yellow ginkgo maiden Yellow hermit crab Yellow magic hatbat Project