Pygmy Basker

Aethriamanta rezia

Summary 9

Aethriamanta rezia is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Described by William Forsell Kirby in 1889, it is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist and dry savanna, subtropical or tropical moist and dry shrubland, rivers, marshes, and other wetlands.

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More Info

iNat Map

1. country Botswana, Namibia
2. ecoregion Okavango Floodplains, Upper Zambezi Floodplains
3. body length small, very small
4. dominant body colour - male red/orange
5. dominant body colour - female yellow & black
6. wing markings - extent base of wings close to body, base of wings towards/upto node
7. wing markings - colour maroon/brown, orange/amber
8. pterostigma colour amber
9. typical wing position open