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Not the only one, nope. Must be: Pantala flavescens. Uppercase only in the first word of the name. Is a common error. The species can be identified by the smal
by pvaldes 4y ago
Not the only one, nope. Must be: Pantala flavescens. Uppercase only in the first word of the name. Is a common error.
The species can be identified by the small brown spots near the tip of wings. There is an additional "diamond-like" spot cell called Pterostigma near the tip of all dragonflies but Pantala has this, plus a small (multi-cell) brown area
> The data are circumstantial
Is true that insects can enter and travel in airplanes but the species is known to group in some Asian countries so we would need a lot of dragonflies travelling in a lot of airplanes at the same time each year. Statistically unlikely. And is a big insect that would create some stir around.