Scarlet marsh hawk | |
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Male, Sabah, Borneo | |
female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Aethriamanta |
Species: | A. brevipennis |
Binomial name | |
Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842) | |
Synonyms | |
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Aethriamanta brevipennis, [2] scarlet marsh hawk, [3] [4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries. [1] [5]
Three subspecies recognized. [6]
It is a small dragonfly with dark reddish-brown eyes. Its thorax is dark chocolate-brown on dorsum and humeral region, paling on sides. Wings are transparent, tinted with deep golden-amber at base. Abdomen and anal appendages are bright red. Female is similar to the male; but greenish-yellow in colors. [7]
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