ESWATINI'S BIODIVERSITY
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Trithemis arteriosa - Red-veined Dropwing

Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Odonata, Family: Libellulidae - Skimmers, Dropwings
Trithemis arteriosa
Red-veined Dropwing

More information on this species

Female

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


Features
bright red, black on side of tip of abdomen, wings with red veins, orange splash at base (male)

bright red, black on side of tip of abdomen, wings with red veins, orange splash at base (male)

dark brown, yellowish brown and straw coloured, black on side of tip of abdomen, wings with orange splash at base (female)

dark brown, yellowish brown and straw coloured, black on side of tip of abdomen, wings with orange splash at base (female)

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


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