Graphic Flutterer

Rhyothemis graphiptera · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Banded Flutterer

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Graphic Flutterer
Photo: Graham Winterflood, CC BY-SA

The graphic flutterer is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of about 70 mm and a body length near 35 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of about 70 mm and a length of roughly 35 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits lagoons, lakes, ponds and swamps.

Source: Wikipedia

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Questions people ask

What does the graphic flutterer look like?

It has a dark abdomen and brownish-yellow wings with dark mottled markings, and measures about 70 mm across the wings and 35 mm in body length.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Libellulidae)

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyothemis_graphiptera

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

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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