Orthetrum rubens

{{short description|Species of dragonfly}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Orthetrum rubens Barnard, 1937 2557742760.jpg

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Samways, M.J. & Simaika, J. |date=2021 |title=Orthetrum rubens |volume=2021 |page=e.T15543A189591178 |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15543/189591178 |access-date=14 November 2021}}

| genus = Orthetrum

| species = rubens

| authority = Barnard, 1937

}}

Orthetrum rubens, or the Elusive Skimmer,{{Cite web | url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107973-Orthetrum-rubens | title=Elusive Skimmer (Orthetrum rubens) }} is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.