Denim Dropwing
Trithemis donaldsoni
Summary 3
Trithemis donaldsoni is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Common names include denim dropwing and Donaldson’s dropwing.
Salient Features 4
Length 38-44mm; Wingspan 67-71mm
Largest of the blue Trithemis.
♂︎ is lighter blue with the last segments of the abdomen darker, and has a mustard not yellow face when compared with highland and navy dropwing.
♀ and imm♂︎ are yellow/olive with a black-lattice like patterning on the abdomen and black wavy lines on the thorax surronding yellow blotching.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Arno Beidts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Arno Beidts
- (c) John Wilkinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Wilkinson
- Adapted by Grant Reed from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trithemis_donaldsoni
- (c) Grant Reed, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
iNat Map
| 1. country | Botswana, Namibia |
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| 2. ecoregion | Namib Coastal, Okavango Floodplains, Southern Kalahari, Upper Zambezi Floodplains, Zambezi Lowveld |
| 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 | dark, pale |
| 9. typical wing position | open |
