Diastatops pullata

Diastatops pullata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Diastatops
Species:
D. pullata
Binomial name
Diastatops pullata
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Diastatops fuliginea Rambur, 1842
  • Libellula pullata Burmeister, 1839

Diastatops pullata is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, native to ponds and marshes in lowlands of tropical South America.

Description

They are big, a little less than 40 mm. The male has red stains on the wings and a bright red abdomen. Females have faded stains instead and a pale orange abdomen.

Similar species

These species are similar and get confused easily.

References

  1. 1 2 von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Diastatops pullata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T159023A5309414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T159023A5309414.en. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Burmeiste, Hermann (1839). Handbuch der Entomologie. Zweiter Band. Besondere Entomologie. Zweite Abtheilung. Kaukerfe. Gymnognatha. (Zweite Hälfte; vulgo Neuroptera). Vol. 2. Berlin: Enslin. pp. 755–1050 [854].
  3. ↑ "Diastatops pullata · iNaturalist". iNaturalist.