Other Common Names
Golden Glider, Rainpool Glider, Globe Skimmer
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Libellula flavescens Fabricius 1798
Explanation of Names
flavescens - translates to "yellow/gold" -
Words by William Whitaker Internet References
TED TALK discussing this species' migration across the Indian Ocean
Winds of Kansas has nice scans of P. flavescens in their
Scanned Image Album.
Giff Beaton has some
nice images on his site.