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Bottletail

Olpogastra lugubris

Summary 2

Olpogastra lugubris, the slender bottletail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae; it is the only species in its genus.

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

More Info

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1. country Botswana, Namibia
2. ecoregion Kalahari, Namib Coastal, Okavango Floodplains, Upper Zambezi Floodplains, Zambezi Lowveld
3. body length large
4. dominant body colour - male black
5. dominant body colour - female black
6. wing markings - extent none, pale wash over wings
7. wing markings - colour none, orange/amber
8. pterostigma colour amber, dark
9. typical wing position open
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