Cover photo by Corrie du Toit. Find the Sooty Threadtail in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Platycnemididae Identification Small size Length up to 35mm; Wingspan attains 46mm Male Sooty Threadtails are easily identified by their elongate build and dark colouration. Females are very similar to those of Elattoneura glauca (Common Threadtail), … Continue reading Sooty Threadtail (Elattoneura frenulata)