Pied spot
Hemistigma albipunctum
Fun Fact: Pied-Spots occur mainly at well-vegetated ponds and swamps.
Introduction: Pied-Spots (Hemistigma albipunctum) occur mainly at well-vegetated ponds and swamps.
Distribution: Kavango, Chobe and Kwando Rivers, the Von Bach Dam near Okahandja.
Colouration: The body is yellowish with black markings.There is a yellow and black line to the front of the wing in both males and females, the face is metallic dark blue above and yellow underneath.
Breeding: Emergence can take a few hours and begins a few days before the larva depart the water.
Flight season: Throughout the year and in April and May at the Von Bach Dam.
Conservation: Not threatened.
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