Jewel Flutterer

Rhyothemis resplendens · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Jewel Flutterer
Photo: Graham Winterflood, CC BY-SA

The Jewel Flutterer is a small dragonfly about 25 mm long with a wingspan of 40 to 60 mm. Its wings have shiny blue metallic panels, and the hindwing markings are longer than those on the forewing.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Both sets of wings show blue metallic reflecting panels. The hindwing has longer markings than the forewing.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It measures about 25 mm in body length with a wingspan of 40 to 60 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Jewel Flutterer photo 3
Photo: Graham Winterflood, CC BY-SA
Jewel Flutterer photo 4
Photo: Graham Winterflood, 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/Rhyothemis_resplendens

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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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