Mitja Dobovišek

A new record of wandering glider Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) (Odonata: Libellulidae) in Croatia

Introduction

A new record of wandering glider pantala flavescens (fabricius, 1798) (odonata: libellulidae) in croatia. Discover a new record of the scarce wandering glider dragonfly, Pantala flavescens (Odonata), in Croatia. This second sighting of the cosmopolitan species was on Dugi otok, Dalmatia.

Abstract

In Europe, a cosmopolitan dragonfly species Pantala flavescens is scarce. Along the Adriatic coast, only two records, from Montenegro in 1972 and from Croatia in 2010, have been known so far. On 30. 7. 2025, a female of the species was observed in the canteen of Božava Hotel on the island Dugi otok in Dalmatia. This represents only the second record of the species for Croatia.

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