What does golden-winged skimmer eat?
It preys on small invertebrates.

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Species of Skimmers
Flame skimmerBar-winged skimmerEight-spotted skimmerSpangled skimmerNeedham's skimmerYellow-sided skimmerPainted skimmerGolden-winged skimmerComanche skimmerNeon skimmerTwelve-spotted skimmerFour-spotted chaserWidow skimmerBlue chaserGreat blue skimmerBroad-bodied chaserHoary skimmerBleached skimmerSlaty skimmerCommon whitetail skimmer
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Odes

Family
Skimmers

Genus
Skimmers

Species
Golden-winged skimmer (Libellula auripennis)