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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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Casing - Pantala flavescens
Copyright © 2011 The Crossing

Casing - Pantala flavescens
5 miles north of Marengo, Orange County, Indiana, USA
August 28, 2011
Size: estimated: 2.5 cm
Frequently see these on the ladder or deck at the pond. Can this be a dragonfly?

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Contributed by The Crossing on 28 August, 2011 - 11:47am
Last updated 8 March, 2012 - 9:26am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Naiads and Exuviae.
… john and jane balaban, 8 March, 2012 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

Pantala flavescens
Deep crenulations on labial palps with the super long lateral spines on the 9th abdominal segment.
… Chad Edgar, 8 March, 2012 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 19 September, 2011 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

Dragonfly, yes.
Others may be able to take the ID further.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 August, 2011 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

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