Orthetrum pruinosum

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Orthetrum pruinosum
Crimson-tailed marsh hawk (Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum) male Nepal.jpg
Male
Orthetrum pruinosum female by kadavoor.jpg
Female
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species:
O. pruinosum
Binomial name
Orthetrum pruinosum
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Libellula petaluraBrauer, 1865
  • Orthetrum petaluraKirby, 1890
Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk , Orthetrum pruinosum Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk , Orthetrum pruinosum.jpg
Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk , Orthetrum pruinosum

Orthetrum pruinosum, [2] the crimson-tailed marsh hawk, [3] [4] [5] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widespread species occurring from west India to Japan and south to Java and the Sunda Islands. [4] [5] [6] A molecular phylogenetics study of Orthetrum dragonflies revealed that Orthetrum pruinosum is a cryptic species. [7]

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Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized. [1]

Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with dark thorax with slight purple pruinescence and purple colored abdomen. Young males have red abdomen as in Orthetrum chrysis . Females of both species look similar. It breeds in ponds, lakes and sluggish streams. [8] [9]

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References

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