| Amber-winged marsh glider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Hydrobasileus |
| Species: | H. croceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867) | |
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Hydrobasileus croceus, [2] the amber-winged marsh glider, [3] [4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widely distributed species in many Asian countries. [5] [6]
It is a large reddish-brown dragonfly with golden-amber tinted wings. Eyes are reddish-brown above, yellowish below. Its thorax is ohvaceous suffused with golden reddish-brown, Its base of hind-wings have a moderately broad dark reddish-brown mark. Abdomen is olivaceous, changing to ochreous towards anal end, marked with black. Segments 4 to 9 have apical and basal dorsal black wedge-shaped spots. [7]
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It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes. The male is often seen patrolling over water, and rarely perches. When perched, they prefer to hang vertically on twigs inside dense shrubbery. [3] [4] [8] [7] [9]
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