Spectacled Skimmer
Orthetrum icteromelas
Salient Features 3
Size: 39-45mm; Wingspan 58-64mm
Mature ♂︎ identified by his "spectacles" (dark marking on the frons).
♀ and young ♂︎ have a distinctive black and yellow checkerboard pattern on the upper abdomen.
Pterostigma is long and pale and the rspl loop has 2 rows of cells.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Robert Taylor
- (c) Alandmanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orthetrum_icteromelas.jpg
- (c) Grant Reed, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
iNat Map
| 1. country | Botswana, Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2. ecoregion | Karstveld Sink Holes, Okavango Floodplains, Upper Zambezi Floodplains |
| 3. body length | medium |
| 4. dominant body colour - male | blue |
| 5. dominant body colour - female | yellow & black |
| 6. wing markings - extent | none |
| 7. wing markings - colour | none |
| 8. pterostigma colour | pale |
| 9. typical wing position | open |
