Common flangetail
The common flangetail is a dragonfly from Southeast Asia. It lives on big islands like Java, Borneo and the Philippines, and in Thailand too. Like all dragonflies, it is a fast flier that catches insects in the air.
How fast is it?
Fun facts
It is a clubtail dragonfly. Clubtails got their name because the end of their tail is a little wider, like a club.
There are two kinds, or subspecies. One lives on Sumatra and Java, the other from Borneo and the Philippines up to Thailand.
Scientists say it is of least concern, which means it is not in danger of dying out.
Most asked questions about Common flangetail
?Is the common flangetail dangerous?
No. Dragonflies have no sting and do not hurt people.
?Where does the common flangetail live?
In Southeast Asia, from Sumatra and Java to Borneo, the Philippines and Thailand.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Ictinogomphus decoratus
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Gomphidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Gomphidae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Ictinogomphus decoratus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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