Blue Basker

Urothemis edwardsii · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Blue Basker
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 3.0

The blue basker is a dragonfly that belongs to the Libellulidae family. It lives around freshwater lakes and marshes, including those that are seasonal. Its distribution includes many African nations such as Algeria, Kenya, South Africa, and others.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Urothemis edwardsii, called the blue basker, is a dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in freshwater lakes, intermittent lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent marshes.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Blue Basker photo 3
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 3.0
Blue Basker photo 4
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA
Blue Basker photo 5
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA
Blue Basker photo 6
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

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

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

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