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The Dragon 2 DragonFly (Dragon C201) was a prototype suborbital rocket-powered test vehicle for a propulsively-landed version of the SpaceX Dragon 2. DragonFly underwent testing in Texas at the McGregor Rocket Test Facility in October 2015.
Acisoma attenboroughi, or Attenborough's pintail, is a species of dragonfly. It is a member of the genus Acisoma and was named after the naturalist Sir David Attenborough in honour of his 90th Birthday. [2] [3] [4] It is found only in Madagascar, but is "very common" there. [2] [3]
Diplacodes trivialis [3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae [4] known as the chalky percher [5] or ground skimmer. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is found in Seychelles , Oman , United Arab Emirates , China , Japan , India , Maldives and southwards to New Guinea and Australia .
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Zenithoptera fasciata, also known as the rainforest bluewing is a species of dragonfly native to much of the northern half of South America, as well as southern portions of Central America. [1] The species has in the past been known by additional taxonomic names, including: Libellula fasciata, Libellula americana, and Libellula violacea. [1]
Diplacodes lefebvrii [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the black percher [1] or black ground skimmer. [3] [4] It is a common species native to most all of Africa and southern Eurasia. [1] [3] [4] It can be found in almost any type of freshwater habitat. [1] [5]
Neurothemis tullia, [2] the pied paddy skimmer, [3] [4] is a species of dragonfly found in south and south-east Asia. It appears in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam.
The insect family Macromiidae contains the dragonfly species known as cruisers or skimmers.They tend to fly over bodies of water (and roads) straight down the middle. They are similar to Aeshnidae in size, but the eyes are green and just barely meet at the top of the head.