Tramea eurybia

Dune glider
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Tramea
Species:	T. eurybia
Binomial name
Tramea eurybia Selys, 1878 [2]

Tramea eurybia is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, ^[3] known as the dune glider. ^[4] It inhabits still waters on the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea and Fiji; ^[5] and can be found at dune lakes in eastern Australia. ^{[3] [6]} It is a medium-sized dragonfly with red, brown and black markings and a distinctive dark patch at the base of the hindwing. ^[4]

Tramea eurybia appears similar to Tramea stenoloba . ^[4]

Gallery

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  Bright red wing venation in male
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  Male face
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  Male
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia
• List of Odonata species of India

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Tramea eurybia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T83370603A83384627. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83370603A83384627.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden (in French). 3: 289–323 [298] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Tramea eurybia eurybia Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 298. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
5. 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   0-643-05136-8.
6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 240. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.