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Diplacodes trivialis [3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae [4] known as the chalky percher [5] or ground skimmer. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is found in Seychelles , Oman , United Arab Emirates , China , Japan , India , Maldives and southwards to New Guinea and Australia .
Dragonfly nymphs vary in form with species, and are loosely classed into claspers, sprawlers, hiders, and burrowers. [17] The first instar is known as a prolarva, a relatively inactive stage from which it quickly moults into the more active nymphal form. [37]
The Martin-Handasyde No.4B Dragonfly possibly at Brooklands in the summer of 1911 It was first flown at Brooklands by H.P. Martin during November 1910, and was flown throughout 1912 by Graham Gilmour , who was eventually killed in the aircraft when it suffered a mid-air structural failure over Richmond Park on 17 February 1912.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The common baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.
Anax immaculifrons, [2] the magnificent emperor, [1] or blue darner, [3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae.Almost all its range is in West and South Asia (the population further east in Asia is now recognized as a separate species, A. aurantiacus); it is Europe's largest dragonfly but very marginal in the continent where restricted to some Aegean Islands and Cyprus.
This is a small dragonfly, with a length of 30 to 35 mm (1.2 to 1.4 in). The wings are mostly clear but have a small patch of yellowish to orange clouding at the base of each hindwing. Mature males are brownish black on the face and thorax and have a red abdomen, while immature males have a yellow thorax and a yellowish brown abdomen.
Anax walsinghami is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae (darners), in the suborder Anisoptera ("dragonflies"). [2] [3] The species is known generally as the giant darner or giant green darner. [4] The distribution range of Anax walsinghami includes Central America and North America. [3]
The common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. In the south of its range adults are on the wing all year round.