Yellow-veined Widow

Palpopleura jucunda · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Yellow-veined Widow
Photo: JP Labuschagne, CC BY-SA

The yellow-veined widow is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It lives in sub-Saharan Africa and prefers swamps and temporary freshwater marshes.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It is a species of dragonfly belonging to the Libellulidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Yellow-veined Widow photo 3
Photo: JP Labuschagne, CC BY-SA
Yellow-veined Widow photo 4
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY

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/Palpopleura_jucunda

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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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