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Wandering Glider

Pantala flavescens

Description:

Pantala flavescens, the Globe Skimmer or Wandering Glider, is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. This species and Pantala hymenaea, the "Spot-winged Glider", are the only members of the genus Pantala from the subfamily Pantalinae. It was first described by Fabricius in 1798. It is considered to be the most widespread dragonfly on the planet.

Habitat:

On rose plant in the garden

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1 Comment

trainrainy
trainrainy 10 years ago

Beautiful!!!! :)

dotun55
Spotted by
dotun55

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Spotted on Sep 19, 2013
Submitted on Oct 3, 2013

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