Rhyothemis variegata

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Rhyothemis variegata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Rhyothemis
Species:
R. variegata
Binomial name
Rhyothemis variegata
Synonyms

Libellula variegataLinnaeus, 1763

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Rhyothemis variegata, [2] known as the common picture wing [3] [4] or variegated flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia, [1] [5] Indochina and southern China.

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Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dark bodied dragonfly with colorful wings tinted with pale yellow. There are a few black spots on the apices and nodes of the fore-wings. There is a large patch in the base of the hind-wings, marked with black and golden yellow. In females, the apical half of the fore-wings are transparent; basal half tinted with golden-yellow with black marks. The apical ends of the hind-wings are transparent; rest of wings marked with golden-yellow and black. [6]

It breeds in marshes, ponds and paddy fields. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies. [6] [7] [3] [4] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Subramanian, K.A. (2020). "Rhyothemis variegata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T167133A83384189. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167133A83384189.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama . Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. 1 2 "Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  5. ↑ 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. 374–375. ISBN   9788181714954.
  6. 1 2 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.  423-424.
  7. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 443–443.
  8. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
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