Seedless Plants
Fauna - Vertebrates
Fauna - Invertebrates
Crocothemis sanguinolenta - Little Scarlet
Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Odonata, Family: Libellulidae - Skimmers, Dropwings
Crocothemis sanguinolenta
Little Scarlet
More information on this species
Photographer/Source: Christopher K Willis - © Christopher K Willis
Features
abdomen red, stout but not broad, thin black markings (male)
eyes red, with blue at the back, body red (male)
body orange-brown, pale shoulder stripes on thorax (female)
pterostigmas yellowish to reddish
More photos on other websites:Look for Crocothemis_sanguinolenta on iNaturalist
UCT Animal Demography Unit Virtual Museum
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