Hemistigma albipunctum
| Hemistigma albipunctum | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Hemistigma |
| Species: | H. albipunctum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842) | |
Hemistigma albipunctum, also known as the piedspot, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
Distribution
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.
Habitat
Its natural habitats include open marsh and swamp in tropical Africa.[1][2]
Description
It has a wingspan of 53 mm and is slender. There is a blue bloom on the body of the male, and a black streak across the front of the forewings. There are brown spots on the wingtips of females. It tends to fly over small ponds or streams, settling frequently.[3]
Identification
Male
Male
Female
Female
Female
References
- 1 2 Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Hemistigma albipunctum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.
- ↑ Picker, Mike; Griffiths, Charles; Weaving, Alan (2004). Field guide to insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik. p. 38. ISBN 9781770070615.