ESWATINI'S BIODIVERSITY
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Fauna - Vertebrates

Nesciothemis farinosa - Eastern Blacktail

Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Odonata, Family: Libellulidae - Skimmers, Dropwings
Nesciothemis farinosa
Eastern Blacktail

More information on this species

Photographer/Source: Christopher K Willis - © Christopher K Willis


Features
black head, light blue thorax and first half of abdomen (male)

black head, light blue thorax and first half of abdomen (male)

first half of abdomen light blue, second half black with faint yellow markings on top (male)

first half of abdomen light blue, second half black with faint yellow markings on top (male)

body light and dark yellowish brown, cream stripe along top of thorax (female)

body light and dark yellowish brown, cream stripe along top of thorax (female)

More photos on other websites:
Look for Nesciothemis_farinosa on iNaturalist
UCT Animal Demography Unit Virtual Museum
 


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