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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Rainpool Gliders (Pantala) » Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
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Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens) ? - Pantala flavescens
Copyright © 2017 pabu

Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens) ? - Pantala flavescens
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
April 9, 2017
Can you tell if this is a male or female?
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Contributed by pabu on 9 April, 2017 - 11:43am
Last updated 8 October, 2017 - 3:00pm

Moved
Moved from Skimmers.

Not sure about the gender.
… William Edwards, 8 October, 2017 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 4 May, 2017 - 7:34am login or register to post comments

Just a comment
from a non-expert. I would expect to see a rounder and lighter abdomen in a Wandering Glider. This abdomen looks flattened and ridged, similar to that of Roseate Skimmer, for example.
… Jose Hernandez, 13 April, 2017 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Wished the dragonfly had stayed longer so I could study it more for other angles and observe more details that you have mentioned.
… pabu, 4 May, 2017 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

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