Lucia Widow
Palpopleura lucia
Summary 2
Palpopleura lucia, the Lucia Widow, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
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More Info
iNat Map
| 1. country | Botswana, Namibia |
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| 2. ecoregion | Karstveld Sink Holes, Namib Coastal, Okavango Floodplains, Southern Temperate Highveld, Upper Zambezi Floodplains, Zambezi Lowveld |
| 3. body length | medium, 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, extensive coverage, patch/es near the node |
| 7. wing markings - colour | black, orange/amber |
| 8. pterostigma colour | bicoloured |
| 9. typical wing position | open |
