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  Spot-winged Glider
            Pantala hymenaea (Say, 1839)

Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Ranges throughout the state.

As a glider it is capable of covering great distances and can be expected almost anywhere.

 Spot-winged Glider male 

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Description:

While it shares the gliding flight, shape and general coloration of the Wandering Glider, it is duller than that species and, when seen overhead or perched, a brown basal spot in the hindwing is obvious.

 

Conservation Status:

State: S4 - Apparently secure in New Jersey

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/13
Late Date: 10/23

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
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Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form