Slough amberwing
The slough amberwing is a dragonfly from the warm parts of the Americas. Amberwings are small dragonflies with golden, honey-coloured wings. It belongs to the skimmers, dragonflies that like to zip low over the water.
How fast is it?
Fun facts
A slough is a muddy, swampy patch of water, which is the kind of place its name points to.
It lives in a huge area, from North America all the way to South America and on islands in the Caribbean Sea.
Scientists checked on it in 2017 and found there are plenty of them, with a steady number.
Most asked questions about Slough amberwing
?Is the slough amberwing dangerous?
No. Dragonflies have no sting and are harmless to people.
?Where does the slough amberwing live?
In the Americas, from North America to South America, and on Caribbean islands.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Perithemis domitia
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Libellulidae
- Lives on
- North America, South America
Where the facts come from
- Perithemis domitia (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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