Tholymis tillarga

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Tholymis tillarga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Tholymis
Species:
T. tillarga
Binomial name
Tholymis tillarga
(Fabricius, 1798) [2]
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Synonyms
  • Libellula bimaculataDesjardins, 1835
  • Libellula pallidaPalisot de Beauvois, 1805
  • Libellula tillargaFabricius, 1798
  • Tholymis paratillargaSingh & Prasad, 1980

Tholymis tillarga, [3] the coral-tailed cloudwing, [4] [5] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [6] It is found from tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. [1] [7] [8] [9] [10] Common names include old world twister, evening skimmer, crepuscular darter, foggy-winged twister and twister. [1] [11]

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Description and habitat

It is a medium sized dragonfly with reddish eyes, yellowish red thorax and coral red abdomen. Its wings are transparent; but hind wings have a golden-brown patch in the base, bordered by a cloudy-white patch. Female is brown and lacks the cloudy-white patch in the hind-wings. [12] [13]

It is a migrant with a permanent presence in humid parts of the tropics. It breeds in standing water-bodies; and prefers weedy ponds, swamps and lakes. They are active at dusk and dawn, as well as during cloudy days. [12] [4] [5]

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