The Wandering Glider

"A little fly goes a long way"
Photo by Camille Gando

Common Name: Wandering Glider

Scientific Name: Pantala flavescens

Photo taken at Redwood villas, Clark, Pampanga in September 2016

This little guy was found wandering the garden...

About Wandering Gliders

     This little dragonfly named the “Wandring Glider or Globe Skimmer” has its name right. It is a circumtropical species from all continents crossed by the equator and has a very wide distribution area. It is an obligate migrant of which the migrations are linked to the monsoon front. Its speed is up to 5m/s. It is the highest flying, most widespread and cosmopolitan dragonfly.

Source:
http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/47465

Photo and description by Camille Gando