Pantala flavescens
Pantala flavescens is a species of the Odonata Order. The Odonata Order is often called the dragonfly. Odonata comes from the Greek, odontos which means tooth (referring to the teeth in the mandible / jaw). This animal belongs to the sub-order anisoptera, where this sub- order has front wings that are not congruent with rear wings, the size of the rear wing is wider. Anisoptera dragonfly wings spread when the dragonfly is alighted. The male anisoptera dragonfly has 3 tufts, two superior / upper tufts (called serki) and one inferior / lower tuft (called epiprok) (Borror et al, 1979 ). Pantala flavescens belong to the family Libellulidae where this family contains the common dragonflies we see. The name Pantala comes from Greek, pant means originally and ale means wandering or exploring without a house or hope for rest. This illustrates the cosmopolitan distribution of this genus. The word flavescens means to be yellowish. This refers to the...