Yellowwings
The common name for the genus is Yellowwings. In the South Africa the species Allocnemis leucosticta is known as Goldtails
Family Platycnemididae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905 Stream Damsels
- Genus Allocnemis Selys, 1863 Yellowwings
Africa
- Eighteen species are all endemic to Africa
Southern Africa
General:
- Males are sleek, fairly large (hindwing 20-28 mm) and largely black damselflies with yellow to deep amber wings and bright accents of colour (mainly pale blue or orange), e.g. on abdomen tip.
- Moving spots of colour often first draw attention in the gloom of their habitat, small streams and springs in deep forest shade.
Habitat
- All species favour marshy, mostly stagnant, habitats.
General Identification:
- Males are sleek, fairly large (hindwing 20-28 mm) and largely black damselflies with yellow to deep amber wings and bright accents of colour (mainly pale blue or orange), e.g. on abdomen tip.
- Moving spots of colour often first draw attention in the gloom of their habitat, small streams and springs in deep forest shade.
Synopsis
- Where available only males are shown
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Distribution
- The genus is most diverse in the rainforests of western and central Africa.
