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Skimmer Dragonfly

Libellulidae

Description:

The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded (as Silsby does), there still remains a family of over 1000 species. With nearly worldwide distribution, these are almost certainly the most often seen of all dragonflies.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago
Red-veined dropwing female
Trithemis arteriosa Trithemis arteriosa


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1 Comment

yeskay
yeskay 10 years ago

nice

Wendy Clapham
Spotted by
Wendy Clapham

Drakenstein Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Feb 16, 2013
Submitted on Feb 16, 2013

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