Wandering glider  (Pantala flavescens)

IUCN Red List species status – Least Concern
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Facts – Wandering glider

Also known as: Globe skimmer
Synonyms: Libellula flavescens
  
French: Libellule Globe Trotter
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusPantala (1)

Status – Wandering glider

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Wandering glider

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
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Wandering glider, hovering in flight
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