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Pantala
Sign in to savePantala is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae commonly called the rainpool gliders. They are found almost worldwide. Species of Pantala are medium-sized to large, dull orange-yellow dragonflies.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 89
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- OMNH, AM, NMSU, AUM
- Recorded in
- United States, South Africa, Namibia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
- Image
- Spot-winged Glider Pantala hymenaea 2008-08-02.jpg
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- taxon common name
- Rainpool Gliders
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Pantala
- Commons category
- Pantala
- topic's main category
- Category:Pantala
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Encyclopedic overview
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Pantala is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae commonly called the rainpool gliders. They are found almost worldwide. Species of Pantala are medium-sized to large, dull orange-yellow dragonflies.
==Species== The genus Pantala includes the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male!! Female !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px||120px || Pantala flavescens ||Wandering Glider || Cosmopolitan |- |120px ||120px || Pantala hymenaea ||Spot-winged Glider|| North, Central and South America |- |}
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