About Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842)
Hemistigma albipunctum (Rambur, 1842) is a slender dragonfly with a 53 mm wingspan. Males have a blue powdery bloom across their body, and a distinct black streak running across the front of their forewings. Females have brown spots located at the tips of their wings. This species typically flies over small ponds or streams, and settles frequently during flight. It has been confirmed to occur in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its presence in Burundi is unconfirmed. Its natural habitats are open marshes and swamps in tropical Africa.
