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Violet Dropwing · Trithemis annulata
Din il-paġna għadha mhix tradotta għall-Malti.
A dragonfly whose males have a violet-pink abdomen and red wing veins, seen from April to December around fresh water.
The violet dropwing is a dragonfly first recorded in Malta in 2005 and found breeding from 2007. Males have a broad, pinkish-violet abdomen and red wing veins; females are yellow with dark brown markings and do not have red veins. The female dips the tip of her abdomen into water to lay eggs while the male guards her. The larvae are aggressive predators.
