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Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
TitleWandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)
Rating2.5
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Original URLhttps://farm5.staticflickr.com/4785/40791527632_14d3296fe2_o.jpg
Description
Wandering Glider overhead at my place. I have posted this as the dark patches at the apex of the hind-wings are diagnostic for the male of this species. The patches are not seen on the female. Pantala flavescens can be seen world wide in the temperate and tropical zones.
photographer<a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/126953422@N04'>Graham Winterflood</a>
providerFlickr Group
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith