Monday, 19 August 2024

Saddlebag Glider

Saddlebag Glider (Tramea virginia, 华斜痣蜻).

Another Changsha dragonfly, though these skimmers are less common, at least in the lotus ponds I frequent in the summer. Named for the patch of colour on its hindwings, that the imaginative viewer might perceive as a 'saddlebag'.

Saddlebag Glider in Changsha