Red Basker

Urothemis assignata

Summary 5

Urothemis assignata is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

Sources and Credits

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  2. (c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by markus lilje
  3. (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/6607498139/
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  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urothemis_assignata

More Info

iNat Map

1. country Botswana, Namibia
2. ecoregion Kalahari, Namib Coastal, Okavango Floodplains, Upper Zambezi Floodplains, Zambezi Lowveld
3. body length medium
4. dominant body colour - male red/orange
5. dominant body colour - female orange, red
6. wing markings - extent base of wings close to body, base of wings towards/upto node
7. wing markings - colour maroon/brown, orange/amber
8. pterostigma colour pale
9. typical wing position open