Odonata of Bangladesh
List of Species
- Anisoptera (57)
- Aeshnidae (6)
- Gomphidae (5)
- Libellulidae (45)
- Acisoma (1)
- Aethriamanta (1)
- Brachydiplax (3)
- Brachythemis (1)
- Bradinopyga (1)
- Camacinia (1)
- Cratilla (1)
- Crocothemis (1)
- Diplacodes (2)
- Hydrobasileus (1)
- Indothemis (2)
- Lathrecista (1)
- Lyriothemis (1)
- Macrodiplax (1)
- Neurothemis (3)
- Onychothemis (1)
- Orthetrum (7)
- Palpopleura (1)
- Pantala (1)
- Potamarcha (1)
- Rhodothemis (1)
- Rhyothemis (3)
- Tetrathemis (1)
- Tholymis (1)
- Tramea (2)
- Trithemis (3)
- Urothemis (1)
- Zyxomma (1)
- Macromiidae (1)
- Zygoptera (45)
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) — Globe Skimmer, Wandering Glider
Female
Male
- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Pantala
- Species:
- Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
- Common name:
- Globe Skimmer, Wandering Glider
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- May - February
- Local Distribution:
- All over the country
- Global Distribution:
- Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Canada, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Korea, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 32 mm
Female: 31.5 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 39 mm
Female: 40 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Bright reddish brown
Female: Reddish brown - Eye Color:
- Male: Reddish brown bluish on side
Female: Reddish brown bluish on side
- Description:
- Pantana flavescens is a migratory dragonfly found during the winter season in Bangladesh. They are usually observed flying above the open fields and grasslands.
- COI Gene:
>gi|391352691|dbj|AB709104.1| Pantala flavescens mitochondrial COI gene for cytochrome oxidase subunit 1, partial cds, isolate: RF935
ATTAGTACCGTTAATACTTGGTGCTCCAGATATGGCTTTCCCTCGATTAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCTCCATCTTTTACTCTTCTTTTAGCTAGAAGTATAGTTGAAAGAGGAGCTGGAACAGGGTGAACTGTTTACCCTCCTTTAGCAGGGGCTATTGCTCATGCTGGAGCATCAGTTGATCTCACAATTTTCTCTCTTCACTTAGCTGGTGTTTCTTCCATTTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACTGTAATTAATATGAAGTCCCCAGGAATAAAGCTTGATCAATTACCATTATTTGTATGAGCAGTAGTAATTACTGCTGTTCTTCTACTTTTATCTTTACCTGTATTAGCTGGAGCTATTACTATACTTTTAACAGACCGAAATATTAATACCTCTTTCTTTGATCCTGCAGGGGGAGGAGATCCAATTTTATAT
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|A0A059SS26|A0A059SS26_PANFL Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Pantala flavescens GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
IYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLASSMVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMKLDQLPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPILYQHLFWFFGHPEVYILILPGFGMISHIIAQESGKKETFGVLGMIYAMVAIGILGFVVWAHHMFTVGMDVDTRAYFTSATMVIAVPTGIKIFSWLATLHGTQFSYSPSLLWALGFVFLFTIGGLTGVVLANSSIDIALHDTYYVVAHFHYVLSMGAVFAIMAGLVHWFSLFTGVTLNNHFLKIQFLVMFIGVNLTFFPQHFLGLS