Eastern Blacktail

Nesciothemis farinosa · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Black-tailed Skimmer

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Eastern Blacktail
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY

The eastern blacktail (Nesciothemis farinosa) is a Libellulidae dragonfly that inhabits many wet and dry environments across Africa. It may be mistaken for other black-tailed dragonflies such as the black-tailed skimmer, dancer, false-skimmer and common blacktail.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The eastern blacktail, Nesciothemis farinosa, belongs to the dragonfly family Libellulidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in many habitats, from tropical moist forests and savannas to dry shrublands, rivers, swamps, lakes and marshes.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Eastern Blacktail photo 2
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY
Eastern Blacktail photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Eastern Blacktail photo 4
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY
Eastern Blacktail photo 5
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/Nesciothemis_farinosa

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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