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What is the longest annual migration made by globe skimmer dragonflies?

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Male jewelwing damselfly (Calopteryx splendens). — Odonata Male jewelwing damselfly (*Calopteryx splendens*).

The globe skimmer dragonfly (Pantala flavescens) undertakes an annual, multigenerational migration spanning approximately 18,000 km (about 11,200 miles). Individual dragonflies within this cycle fly more than 6,000 km (3,730 miles), which ranks among the farthest known migrations of any insect species.1