Orthetrum balteatum

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Speckled skimmer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species:
O. balteatum
Binomial name
Orthetrum balteatum
Lieftinck, 1933 [2]
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Orthetrum balteatum is a freshwater dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae, [3] [4] present in northern Australia and New Guinea. [1] The common name for this species is speckled skimmer. [5]

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Orthetrum balteatum is a medium-sized, black dragonfly with yellow markings. The sides of its body are dark, [6] and it has clear wings without any coloured markings. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dow, R.A. (2017). "Orthetrum balteatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T163903A87528450. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163903A87528450.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Lieftinck, M.A. (1933). "The dragonflies (Odonata) of New Guinea and neighbouring islands Part II. Descriptions of a new genus and species of Platycneminae (Agrionidae) and of new Libellulidae". Nova Guinea (Zoologie). 1: 1–66 [63].
  3. ↑ "Species Orthetrum balteatum Lieftinck, 1933". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   0-643-09073-8.
  6. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.
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