Tetrathemis platyptera,[2] the pigmy skimmer,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

[1][5] It is a small dragonfly with yellow face and bluish green eyes.

Its wings are transparent, with fore-wings faintly and hind-wings broadly tinted with yellow at the bases.

The female stabs her eggs onto dry twigs hanging over water.

The eggs hatch out in rains and the naiads fall directly into the water below.