Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842) ♀ *

Botswana.
Okavango Delta.

Swamp stop lodge.
www.swampstop.com/

Hemistigma albipunctum, better known as the piedspot, is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It has a wingspan of 53mm and is slender. There is a blue bloom on the body of the male, and a black streak across the front of the forewings. There are brown spots on the wingtips of females. It tends to fly over small ponds or streams, settling frequently.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemistigma_albipunctum

Taken in: Botswana / North-West / Sepopa (show map)

Taken on: October 14, 2013

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX40 HS, f/5.8, 1/200 sec, 150.5mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
Aperture:	f/5.8
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	150.5mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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