Biology:Orthetrum triangulare
| Orthetrum triangulare | |
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| O. t. triangulare, male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. triangulare
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878)
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| Synonyms | |
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Orthetrum chandrabali Mehrotra, 1961 | |
Orthetrum triangulare[2] is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species.[1] The common name for this species is blue-tailed forest hawk.[3][1][4][5][6] Two subspecies of Orthetrum triangulare are currently recognised, the nominate subspecies and O. t. malaccense.[1]
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with dark face and bluish eyes. Its thorax is also black with a broad apple green stripe on both sides. Segments 1-2 and 8–10 in the abdomen are black and the remaining segments are pruinosed with azure blue. It is usually found in marshes associated with hill streams where it breeds.[7][8]
O. t. triangulare, female
O. t. triangulare, female
O. t. triangulare, mating pair
O. t. malaccense, male
O. t. malaccense, young male
O. t. malaccense, female
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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 1.2 1.3 Dow, R.A. (2010). "Orthetrum triangulare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167098A6301833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167098A6301833.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167098/6301833. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf.
- ↑ "Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/234380.
- ↑ "Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/618/Orthetrum-triangulare.
- ↑ 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. 361–362. 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. 305–307. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. pp. 433. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2929576 entry
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