-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata)

-Dragonflies (Anisoptera)​

-Superfamily Libelluloidea

-Skimmers (Family Libellulidae)

-​Tropical King Skimmers (Genus Orthemis)

-Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea)

Bright rose-pink to reddish-purple abdomen, giving the species its common name. Found near freshwater bodies such as ponds, lakes, marshes, slow-moving streams, and ditches. Carnivorous and primarily feed on small flying insects such as mosquitoes, flies, and gnats.