black-calabash vs Globe Skimmer

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Pantala flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Globe Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Pantala
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Pantala flavescens

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Globe Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Globe Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Globe Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Taiwan, and United States.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.