Red Rockdweller

Bradinopyga strachani · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Red Rock-dweller

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Red Rockdweller
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

The red rockdweller (Bradinopyga strachani) is a dragonfly in the Libellulidae family. It is found around rock pools and often rests on the steep sides of termite mounds.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The red rockdweller (Bradinopyga strachani) is a dragonfly in the Libellulidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives near rock pools. It rests on the steep sides of termite mounds.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Red Rockdweller photo 2
Photo: pavlaki1968, CC BY
Red Rockdweller photo 3
Photo: cappycollins, CC BY
Red Rockdweller photo 4
Photo: 116916927065934112165, CC BY
Red Rockdweller photo 5
Photo: Julien Renoult, 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/Bradinopyga_strachani

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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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