Trithemis festiva
• English name: Indigo Dropwing
• German name: Schwarzer Sonnenzeiger
• French name: N/A
• Dutch name: Blauwe zonnewijzer
• Swedish name: N/A
• Norwegian name: N/A
• Finnish name: N/A
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Trithemis festiva
Not present
Present before 1990
Present after 1990
Present before and after 1990
Present after 2015

Map data based on J.-P. Boudot & V. J. Kalkman (eds.),
Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies
General | ➤ a small species which in Europe occurs only on Cyprus and Rhodes | |
Classification | • suborder: Anisoptera (dragonflies); family: Libellulidae | |
Conservation status | • IUCN Red List Europe: Least Concern | |
Scientific name | • Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842) | |
Distribution | • click or tap the Map button above | |
Habitat | • small, sunny streams | |
Dimensions | • typical body length: 31-37 mm; hindwing: 23-32 mm | |
Notes | • libellulids are 'sitters': males spend a lot of time perched at the water's edge, waiting for females | |
• Trithemis species tend to perch with their wings folded forward | ||
• immature males are coloured like females | ||
Both sexes | Wings | • the hindwing bears a small orange patch at the base |
➤ the wing tip (especially in females) often bears a dark patch | ||
Male | Thorax | • the thorax is purplish black |
Abdomen | ➤ the abdomen is black with some mid-dorsal yellow pots | |
Female | Thorax | • the thorax is brown-yellow with thick black lines on the side |
Abdomen | • the abdomen is brown-yellow with extensive black markings; S8-S9 are mostly black | |
Photographs | • all of our photos below were made on Cyprus and in Turkey |