Darting Cruiser

Phyllomacromia picta

Summary 2

Phyllomacromia picta is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers.

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  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllomacromia_picta

More Info

iNat Map

1. country Botswana, Namibia
2. ecoregion Namib Coastal, Okavango Floodplains, Southern Kalahari, Upper Zambezi Floodplains, Western Orange, Zambezi Lowveld
3. body length large
4. dominant body colour - male yellow & black
5. dominant body colour - female yellow & black
6. wing markings - extent none
7. wing markings - colour none
8. pterostigma colour amber
9. typical wing position open