Biology:Rhyothemis variegata
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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: | Rhyothemis |
| Species: | R. variegata
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| Rhyothemis variegata (Linnaeus, 1763)
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Libellula variegata Linnaeus, 1763 | |
Rhyothemis variegata,[2] known as the common picture wing[3][4] or variegated flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia.[1][5]
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dark bodied dragonfly with colorful wings tinted with pale yellow. There are a few black spots on the apices and nodes of the fore-wings. There is a large patch in the base of the hind-wings, marked with black and golden yellow. In females, the apical half of the fore-wings are transparent; basal half tinted with golden-yellow with black marks. The apical ends of the hind-wings are transparent; rest of wings marked with golden-yellow and black.[6]
It breeds in marshes, ponds and paddy fields. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies.[6][7][3][4][8]
Image gallery
Rhyothemis variegata at Kottayam, Kerala
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. (2020). "Rhyothemis variegata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T167133A83384189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167133A83384189.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167133/83384189. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228276.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/627/Rhyothemis-variegata.
- ↑ 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. 374-375. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. 423-424. 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. 443-443. http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1318096 entry
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