Black-kneed Featherleg

Pseudocopera ciliata · Order: Odonata · Family: Platycnemididae

Also called: Pied Bush Dart

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Black-kneed Featherleg
Photo: Utsav Biswas, CC BY-SA

The Black-kneed Featherleg lives in parts of Asia, including China, Indochina and western Malesia. Its native range is the same set of regions: China, Indochina and western Malesia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found in China, Indochina and western Malesia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Native to China, Indochina and western Malesia.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Platycnemididae)

Blue FeatherlegBlue FeatherlegPlatycnemis pennipesYellow featherlegsYellow featherlegsCopera marginipesOrange ThreadtailOrange ThreadtailNososticta solidaMarsh DancerMarsh DancerOnychargia atrocyanaOrange FeatherlegOrange FeatherlegPlatycnemis acutipennisBlue Bush DartBlue Bush DartCopera vittata

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocopera_ciliata

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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