''Pantala'' is a genus of
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
in the family
Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev ...
commonly called the rainpool gliders. They are found almost worldwide.
Species of ''Pantala'' are medium-sized to large, dull orange-yellow dragonflies.
Species
The genus ''Pantala'' includes the following species:
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Libellulidae
Anisoptera genera
Odonata of Africa
Odonata of Asia
Odonata of Australia
Odonata of Oceania
Taxa named by Hermann August Hagen
Insects described in 1861