Biology:Orthetrum taeniolatum

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Orthetrum taeniolatum
Orthetrum taeniolatum male.jpg
Male
Small skimmer (Orthetrum taeniolatum) female Rajasthan.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species:
O. taeniolatum
Binomial name
Orthetrum taeniolatum
(Schneider, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Libellula taeniolata Schneider, 1845
  • Orthetrum brevistylum Kirby, 1896
  • Orthetrum garhwalicum Singh & Baijal, 1954
  • Orthetrum hyalianum Kirby, 1886

Orthetrum taeniolatum[2] is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. The common name for this species is small skimmer.[3][4] Its range of distribution spreads from eastern Europe to China , and the species itself is locally common throughout the range.[1][5][6][3][4]

Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown capped eyes, greenish brown thorax and bluish abdomen. Female lacks the powder blue pruinescence. It prefers medium to slow-flowing streams in the dry zones and hot plains. Adults are common around open rocky and sandy beds of the streams.[7][8]

See also

  • List of odonates of Sri Lanka
  • List of odonates of India
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2531922 entry