Hemistigma albipunctum

Hemistigma albipunctum, also known as the piedspot, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

Hemistigma albipunctum
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Hemistigma
Species:
H. albipunctum
Binomial name
Hemistigma albipunctum
(Rambur, 1842)

Distribution

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.

Habitat

Its natural habitats include open marsh and swamp in tropical Africa.[1][2]

Description

It has a wingspan of 53 mm and is slender. There is a blue bloom on the body of the male, and a black streak across the front of the forewings. There are brown spots on the wingtips of females. It tends to fly over small ponds or streams, settling frequently.[3]

Identification
  • Male
  • Male
  • Female
  • Female
  • Female

References
  1. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Hemistigma albipunctum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.
  3. Picker, Mike; Griffiths, Charles; Weaving, Alan (2004). Field guide to insects of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik. p. 38. ISBN 9781770070615.


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