Bug FAQStout Pintail
Acisoma inflatum · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae
Males are pale blue with heavy black mottling and bright turquoise eyes, while females are duller with a yellow-brown wash on the abdomen and front thorax segments. They live around calm, grassy water bodies such as ponds and pans.
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How to recognize it
Males have bright turquoise eyes and a pale blue base color heavily mottled with black patterns. Females retain some pale blue and black mottling but also show a yellow-brown wash on the abdomen and the first few thorax segments, making them look duller.
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Where it comes from
They occur throughout much of Africa, with relict populations in Algeria, Egypt and Libya north of the Sahara.
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Lookalikes
The stout pintail looks very similar to the slender pintail and they often share the same habitats.
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More photos
Same family (Libellulidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acisoma_inflatum
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