Biology:Orthetrum chrysis
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
| Spine-tufted Skimmer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. chrysis
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)
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The Spine-tufted skimmer, or brown-backed red marsh hawk,[2][3] (Orthetrum chrysis)[4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries.[5][1][2][3][6]
Description and habitat
It is a medium sized dragonfly with dark thorax and blood-red abdomen. It looks very similar to Orthetrum pruinosum in shape and size; but can be distinguished by the color of the abdomen. The abdomen of the female is ochreous brown. It breeds in pools and marshes.[7]
female, Nepal
female, India
Mating, India
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See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Subramanian, K.A. (2010). "Orthetrum chrysis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167408A6343592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167408A6343592.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167408/6343592. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Orthetrum chrysis Selys, 1891". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227924. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Orthetrum chrysis Selys, 1891". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/609/Orthetrum-chrysis. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
- ↑ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 349–350. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 310–311. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3.
Wikidata ☰ Q3324965 entry
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