Biology:Urothemis aliena
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Urothemis |
| Species: | U. aliena
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| Binomial name | |
| Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878[2]
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Urothemis aliena, commonly called the red baron,[3] is a species of dragonfly found in northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea. It is a member of the family Libellulidae.[4][5] It inhabits riverine lagoons and ponds.
Urothemis aliena is a medium-sized dragonfly (wingspan 85mm, length 45mm) with a bright red body and two dark spots on segments eight and nine of its abdomen. The hindwing has a dark triangular-shaped reddish-brown mark at the base. Its Australian distribution is from Broome, Western Australia along the north of the continent to the southern Queensland border.[3]
Gallery
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Male in obelisk position -
Male wings
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See also
- Urothemis
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Urothemis aliena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T87535319A87540054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535319A87540054.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87535319/87540054. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée" (in French). Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden 3: 289–323 [305]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31377280.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 254. ISBN 0643090738.
- ↑ "Species Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Urothemis_aliena.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q9367076 entry
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