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title: "Spot-winged Glider"
description: "Pantala hymenaea — Insecten en spinnen. Pantala hymenaea (spot-winged glider) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/spot-winged-glider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spot-winged Glider

> Pantala hymenaea — Insecten en spinnen. Pantala hymenaea (spot-winged glider) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Pantala hymenaea*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 8204
- Wikidata: [Q144118](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144118)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52584](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52584)

## Names

- en: Spot-winged Glider
- es: Libélula planeadora manchada
- fr: Pantale bimaculée

## Countries with the most observations

US (6463), CA (511), MX (345), PA (29), CR (28), CO (11), BR (10), HN (9), PE (7), NI (6), EC (5), AR (4)

## Summary

Pantala hymenaea (spot-winged glider) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. It is a migratory species and is native to North, Central and South America, travelling widely and breeding in temporary water bodies. It looks very similar to the wandering glider, with the addition of a dark basal spot on the hindwing. It is a common species with a very large range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantala_hymenaea

## Photo

![Spot-winged Glider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spot-winged-glider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14363212

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spot-winged-glider?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).