early appearance; my first OK record in April; but not record early (10 April set last year).
03-29-13_20121419
This is my first of this species this year, All are full frame shots no crops
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea
male
Dripping Springs,
Hays Co., Texas
25 July 2012
first Hays Co. record.
Record shot, specimen not saved.
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea
female
Hornsby Bend,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
1 September 2011
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea
male
Santa Ana N.W.R.,
Hidalgo Co., Texas
9 June 2009
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea
female
Southeast Metro Park,
Travis Co., Texas
29 March 2009
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea
male
Hornsby Bend,
Austin,
Travis Co., Texas
26 June 2008
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea
female
Hornsby Bend,
Austin,
Travis Co., Texas
18 September 2007
Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea
Hornsby Bend,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
15 May 2007
The Spot-winged Glider (Pantala hymenaea) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. It looks very much like the Wandering Glider with the addition of a basal spot on the hindwing....