Pantala flavescens
Description:
Pinao or Globe SkimmerIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsWaimea Valley, OahuAn adult that emerged from the naiad on a cool, rainy morning.EtymologyThe generic Pantala means "all wings," alluding to the big and long wings.The specific Latin epithet flavescens, yellowing (becoming yellow or golden); yellowish.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
- Anisoptera (dragonflies)
- Libelluloidea
- Libellulidae (skimmers)
- Pantala (Rainpool Gliders)
- Panarthropoda
- Pantala flavescens (Globe Skimmer)
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