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Orthetrum chrysostigma Orthetrum chrysostigma, adult (old) male showing the characteristic signs of age, such as the bluish-grey pruinosis. Orthetrum chrysostigma,animalia,anisoptera,biodiversity,insects,libellulidae,odonata,orthetrum chrysostigma Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Orthetrum chrysostigma

Orthetrum chrysostigma, adult (old) male showing the characteristic signs of age, such as the bluish-grey pruinosis.

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''Orthetrum chrysostigma'', the epaulet skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,.. more

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by RMFelix
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By RMFelix

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Uploaded Oct 13, 2015. Captured Jun 8, 2015 14:54.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/4.5
  • 1/640s
  • ISO250
  • 80mm