ok, the next few blogs are about flutterers.....and this is The VARIAGATED FLUTTERER.
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A cool name for a cool insect.....this stunning creature is a Variegated Flutterer. Its forewings and hindwings have a distinct - and unique - pattern of black and yellow and they are quite unmistakable in their flight as they fly more like a butterfly than a dragonfly, flying slowly, often quite low to the ground.
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This picture shows how they use their wings for their distinctive flight pattern.
As mentioned, each individual has a unique patterning on its wings, meaning you can track individuals, like they do with whale-sharks. But above the water. Maybe without a snorkel.
And this below is the Yellow-striped flutterer that I shot last month in Thailand....which appears very similar...
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