Silver Widow

Palpopleura vestita · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

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Silver Widow
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

It lives in places like rice paddies, ponds and swamps. It is widespread across Madagascar.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It has been seen in rice paddies, ponds and swamps.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs widely throughout Madagascar.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Silver Widow photo 2
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA
Silver Widow photo 3
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA
Silver Widow photo 4
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA
Silver Widow photo 5
Photo: Bluerose25, CC BY-SA

Questions people ask

Where does the silver widow live?

It is found in rice paddies, ponds and swamps, and it is widespread in Madagascar.

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/Palpopleura_vestita

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

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