Orthetrum triangulare

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Orthetrum triangulare
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O. t. triangulare, male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species:
O. triangulare
Binomial name
Orthetrum triangulare
(Selys, 1878)
Synonyms

Orthetrum chandrabaliMehrotra, 1961

Orthetrum triangulare [2] is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. [1] The common name for this species is blue-tailed forest hawk. [3] [1] [4] [5] [6] Two subspecies of Orthetrum triangulare are currently recognised, the nominate subspecies and O. t. malaccense. [1]

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Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with dark face and bluish eyes. Its thorax is also black with a broad apple green stripe on both sides. Segments 1-2 and 8–10 in the abdomen are black and the remaining segments are pruinosed with azure blue. It is usually found in marshes associated with hill streams where it breeds. [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dow, R.A. (2010). "Orthetrum triangulare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T167098A6301833. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167098A6301833.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  3. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  4. "Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  5. "Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  6. 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. 361–362. ISBN   978-81-8171-495-4.
  7. 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.  305–307.
  8. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 433.

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