Jaunty Dropwing

Trithemis stictica · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Jaunty Dropwing
Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY

The Jaunty Dropwing is a dragonfly belonging to the Libellulidae family. It inhabits tropical forests, shrublands, rivers and freshwater marshes across many African nations.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The Jaunty Dropwing is a dragonfly in the Libellulidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry and moist shrublands, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater marshes.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Jaunty Dropwing photo 2
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY
Jaunty Dropwing photo 3
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY
Jaunty Dropwing photo 4
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA
Jaunty Dropwing photo 5
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

Questions people ask

What countries does the Jaunty Dropwing live in?

It occurs in many African countries such as Angola, Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar and others.

Source: Wikipedia

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/Trithemis_stictica

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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