Yellow-veined Widow
Palpopleura jucunda
Summary 2
Palpopleura jucunda, commonly known as the Yellow-veined widow, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, which is native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Sources and Credits
- (c) JP Labuschagne, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jucunda.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpopleura_jucunda
More Info
iNat Map
| 1. country | Botswana, Namibia |
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| 2. ecoregion | Etosha, Kalahari, Karstveld Sink Holes, Namib Coastal, Upper Zambezi Floodplains, Zambezi Lowveld |
| 3. body length | small |
| 4. dominant body colour - male | blue, blue & black |
| 5. dominant body colour - female | yellow & black |
| 6. wing markings - extent | base of wings towards/upto node, patch/es near the node |
| 7. wing markings - colour | black, maroon/brown, orange/amber |
| 8. pterostigma colour | bicoloured |
| 9. typical wing position | open |
