Summary ²⁴

Nesciothemis farinosa (Eastern Blacktail) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

Common Names ²⁵

Common names for this species include Eastern Blacktail, Black-tailed Skimmer (not to be confused with the European and Asian species of the same name, Orthetrum cancellatum), Black-tailed Dancer, Black-tailed False-skimmer and Common Blacktail.

Distribution and status ²⁵

It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.

Habitat ²⁶

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, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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1. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
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9. (c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Robert Taylor
10. (c) JP Labuschagne, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nesciothemis_farinosa_Eastern_Blacktail_03.jpg
11. (c) Colin Ralston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Colin Ralston
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24. Adapted by Robert Taylor from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesciothemis_farinosa
25. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesciothemis_farinosa
26. Adapted by Robert Taylor from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesciothemis_farinosa

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