Fauna - Vertebrates

Brachythemis lacustris - Red Groundling

Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Odonata, Family: Libellulidae - Skimmers, Dropwings
Brachythemis lacustris
Red Groundling

More information on this species

Photographer/Source: Kate Braun - Available for use provided the source is quoted.


Features
bright red body, large orange splashes on wings (male)

bright red body, large orange splashes on wings (male)

body yellowish and light brown with black markings, clear wings (female)

body yellowish and light brown with black markings, clear wings (female)

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



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