Biology:Brachydiplax sobrina

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Brachydiplax sobrina
Little blue marsh hawk (Brachydiplax sobrina) young male Phuket 02.jpg
Young adult male
Little blue marsh hawk (Brachydiplax sobrina) female.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Brachydiplax
Species:
B. sobrina
Binomial name
Brachydiplax sobrina
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Brachydiplax gestroi Selys, 1891
  • Brachydiplax indica Kirby, 1889

Brachydiplax sobrina[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to Bangladesh, India , Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.[1][3]

Description and habitat

It is a small dragonfly with dark-brown eyes. Its thorax is yellowish-brown, with black metallic markings. All marks are obscured by bluish-white pruinescence in adults. Abdomen is black on dorsum, marked with broad yellow spots on the sides in sub-adults and tenerals. All the marks are obscured by blue pruinescence in adults. Female is similar to the teneral male.[4]

It breeds in marshes, ditches, and ponds.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dow, R.A. (2009). "Brachydiplax sobrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163643A5628807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163643A5628807.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163643/5628807. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  3. ↑ 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. 308–309. ISBN 9788181714954. 
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Fraser
  5. ↑ "Brachydiplax sobrina Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/577/Brachydiplax-sobrina. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3542724 entry




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