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Portia Widow

Palpopleura portia

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Description:

Palpopleura portia, the Portia Widow, is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. A beautiful blue dragonfly with an unusual pattern in black on the wings.

Habitat:

Seen by Lake Victoria in the Entebbe Botanical Gardens

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Davidbygott
Davidbygott 9 years ago
Portia Widow
Palpopleura portia Portia Widow (Palpopleura portia) - Information on Portia Widow


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1 Comment

pamsai
pamsai 9 years ago

thanks kibuyu for the ID. I should have known this one!

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Central 2, Uganda

Spotted on Jul 23, 2014
Submitted on Sep 23, 2014

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