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INSECTS

Spot-winged Glider

Pantala hymenaea

Insects
Migratory
Spot-winged Glider, photo 1 of 5
Spot-winged Glider, Nymph
Spot-winged Glider, Male
47.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Libellulidae 47.5 mm long. Migratory. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 40 observations of Spot-winged Glider in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Mauricie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal14
  2. Mauricie7
  3. Montérégie6
  4. Capitale-Nationale4
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  6. Lanaudière2
  7. Centre-du-Québec1
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  9. Estrie1
  10. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Wandering GliderPantala flavescens
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
Variegated MeadowhawkSympetrum corruptum
Common WhitetailPlathemis lydia
Common Green DarnerAnax junius
Four-spotted SkimmerLibellula quadrimaculata
Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosa