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Genus Pantala - Rainpool Gliders

Wandering Glider nymph - Pantala flavescens Wandering glider (Pantala flavescens) - Pantala flavescens - female TX - Dragonfly - Pantala flavescens Hanging Dragonfly - Pantala hymenaea Wandering Glider - Pantala flavescens Dragon Fly / Mosquito Hawk - Pantala hymenaea Pantala hymenaea what am I? - Pantala flavescens
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)
Genus Pantala (Rainpool Gliders)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pantala Hagen, 1861
Explanation of Names
Fliedner and Martens (2008) give the origin as Greek pant "all" plus ale, "wandering or roaming without home or hope of rest", describing the cosmopolitan distribution and vagrant behavior.
Numbers
2 North American species: flavescens and hymenaea (1)
See Also
Saddlebags--Tramea
Print References
Fliedner, H. and Martens, A. The meaning of the scientific names of Seychelles dragonflies (Odonata). Phelsuma 16 (2008); 49-57 (PDF)