Orthetrum sabina

Orthetrum sabina
Male, Cyprus
Female, Nepal
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Orthetrum
Species:	O. sabina
Binomial name
Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770) [2]
Synonyms
Lepthemis divisaSelys, 1878 Libellua lepturaBurmeister, 1839 Libellula ampullaceaSchneider, 1845 Libellula gibbaFabricius, 1798 Libellula sabinaDrury, 1770 Orthetrum nigrescensBartenev, 1929 Orthetrum viduatumLieftinck, 1942

Orthetrum sabina, the slender skimmer ^[1] or green marsh hawk, ^[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. ^{[4] [5]} It is widespread, being found from south-eastern Europe and North Africa to Japan and south to Australia and Micronesia. ^{[6] [7]}

Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of 60-85mm. Adults are greyish to greenish yellow with black and pale markings and green eyes. Its abdomen is greenish-yellow, marked with black. ^[8] It is very similar to Orthetrum serapia in appearance, with both species appearing in northern Australia. Pale markings on segment four of the abdomen do not extend into the posterior section when viewed from above on Orthetrum sabina. Females are similar to males in shape, colour and size; differing only in sexual characteristics. ^{[8] [9]} This dragonfly perches motionless on shrubs and dry twigs for long periods. It preys voraciously on smaller butterflies and dragonflies. ^{[8] [10] [11] [12]}

Orthetrum sabina, Libellulidae: Odonata. Taken at Rabindra Abas, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India

Gallery

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  Female
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  Male
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  Old male with darkened abdomen and thorax
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  Orthetrum sabina feeding on Tetrathemis platyptera
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  Mating pair
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  in flight
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

Wing Sclerites and Dorsum of Thorax

See also

• List of odonates of Sri Lanka
• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala
• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Mitra, A. (2020). "Orthetrum sabina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T165470A83377025. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T165470A83377025.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Drury, D. (1770). Illustrations of Natural History; wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of exotic insects according to their genera. London: White. pp. 130 [114]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61910 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
4. "Species Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
5. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
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. p. 278. ISBN   0643051368.
7. K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 357–358. ISBN   9788181714954.
8. C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp.  300–302.
9. Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 268. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
10. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 432.
11. "Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1773". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
12. "Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1773". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-15.

External links

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