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Lucia widow

Palpopleura lucia

Description:

Small black dragonfly, some 3 cm in length; 6 to 7 in wingspan. All black, with tail covered in whitish-bluish pruinosity, and a bright blue frons... Black wings with transparent edges.

Habitat:

Seen on banks of small river in park of central Abuja; banks covered in lush vegetation.

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2 Comments

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

Beautiful spotting, Zlatan.

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 5 years ago

Thanks Bayucca

Zlatan Celebic
Spotted by
Zlatan Celebic

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Spotted on Oct 14, 2018
Submitted on Oct 15, 2018

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