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Keyhole Glider
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Dragonflies & damselflies

Keyhole Glider

Tramea basilaris (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishKeyhole Glider
DutchGevlekte zwerver
Spanish—
Chinese浅色斜痣蜻
Scientific nameTramea basilaris (Palisot de Beauvois, 1817)

About this species

Tramea basilaris, also known as the keyhole glider, red marsh trotter, or wheeling glider, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found throughout most of Africa, Arabia and in Asia. Capable of very long migration and nomadic flight, it reached Europe once, with a pair being recorded at the island of Linosa, Sicily (Italy) in 2016. Similarly, this species is able to use the trade winds to reach the Caribbean and South Americas, where it has been spotted in Bonaire, Venezuela, and Martinique.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusTramea

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