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Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the Odonata of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the Zoological Society London checklist. Additional species have been added from surveys collected through a Darwin Plus project (DPLUS151). This list is not exhaustive ...more ↓

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Chalky Percher ¹
Diplacodes trivialis

Wandering Pennant ²
Macrodiplax cora

Common Picture Wing ²
Rhyothemis variegata

Wandering Glider ³
Pantala flavescens

Ferruginous Glider ⁴
Tramea limbata

Dingy Dusk-darter ⁵
Zyxomma petiolatum

Banded Skimmer ⁶
Orthetrum brachiale

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Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

Chalky Percher 1 Diplacodes trivialis

Wandering Pennant 2 Macrodiplax cora

Common Picture Wing 2 Rhyothemis variegata

Wandering Glider 3 Pantala flavescens

Ferruginous Glider 4 Tramea limbata

Dingy Dusk-darter 5 Zyxomma petiolatum

Banded Skimmer 6 Orthetrum brachiale