Eastern Blacktail

Nesciothemis farinosa · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Black-tailed Skimmer

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Eastern Blacktail
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The eastern blacktail is a dragonfly in the Libellulidae family. It lives in many wet and dry habitats such as forests, savannas, rivers, lakes and marshes. It occurs across much of sub-Saharan Africa and parts of North Africa, including countries like Kenya, South Africa and Egypt.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Nesciothemis farinosa, called the eastern blacktail, belongs to the dragonfly family Libellulidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Its habitats include moist lowland forests, dry and moist savannas, dry and moist shrublands, as well as rivers, swamps, lakes and marshes, both permanent and intermittent.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found in many African nations such as Angola, Botswana, DRC, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and possibly Burundi.

Source: Wikipedia

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/Nesciothemis_farinosa

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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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