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Pantala flavescens, [3] the globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider, [1] is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. [1] This species and Pantala hymenaea , the "spot-winged glider", are the only members of the genus Pantala .
English: Pantala flavescens (globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider) male, in flight, in a paddy field, in Don Det, Si Phan Don, Laos. Side view. Side view. Français : Pantala flavescens (Pantale globe-trotteur ou Pantale flavescente) mâle, en vol, dans une rizière, à Don Det, Si Phan Don , Laos .
Pantala is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae [2] commonly called the rainpool gliders. ... Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) Wandering Glider [6]
The globe skimmer Pantala flavescens is probably the most widespread dragonfly species in the world; it is cosmopolitan, occurring on all continents in the warmer regions. Most Anisoptera species are tropical, with far fewer species in temperate regions.
The chasers, darters, skimmers, and perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest family of dragonflies. [2] It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae.
An aggregation of migratory Pantala flavescens dragonflies, known as globe skimmers, in Coorg, India. Some winged insects such as locusts and certain butterflies and dragonflies with strong flight migrate long distances.
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Pantala flavescens is considered as a global panmictic population. A panmictic population of Monostroma latissimum, a marine green algae, shows sympatric speciation in southwest Japanese islands. Although panmictic, the population is diversifying. [9]