Crimson marsh glider

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Crimson marsh glider
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
Species:
T. aurora
Binomial name
Trithemis aurora
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms[2]
  • Libellula aurora Burmeister, 1839
  • Trithemis soror Brauer, 1868
  • Trithemis adelpha Selys, 1878
  • Trithemis fraterna Albarda, 1881
  • Trithemis congener Kirby, 1890

Trithemis aurora, the crimson marsh glider, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a common and widely distributed species found throughout the year across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.[1][3]

Description[edit]

The male of this small species is distinctly different from the female. The male has a reddish-brown face, with eyes that are crimson above and brown on the sides. The thorax is red with a fine, purple pruinescence. The abdomen, the base of which is swollen, is crimson with a violet tinge. The wings are transparent with crimson venation and the base has a broad amber patch. The wing spots are a dark reddish-brown and the legs are black.[4][5][6]

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The female has an olivaceous or bright reddish-brown face with eyes that are purplish-brown above and grey below. The thorax is olivaceous with brown median and black lateral stripes. The abdomen is reddish-brown with median and lateral black markings. The black markings are confluent at the end of each segment and enclose a reddish-brown spot. The wings are transparent with brown tips. The venation is bright yellow to brown and basal amber markings are pale. The wing spots are a dark brown and the lags are dark grey with narrow yellow stripes.[7][4][8][5][6]

Habitat[edit]

It is commonly found in weedy tanks and ponds, marshes, channels, and slow flowing streams and rivers in the lowlands and mid-hills. It breeds in streams, rivers, canals, ponds and tanks.[4]

Photo gallery[edit]

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    Male
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    Female
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    Male

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Subramanian, K.A.; Dow, R.A. (2010). "Trithemis aurora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167395A6341159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167395A6341159.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. ^ 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. 389–390. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. ^ a b c 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. 383-385.
  5. ^ a b "Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  6. ^ a b "Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  7. ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  8. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 439.

External links[edit]

Data related to Trithemis aurora at Wikispecies

Media related to Trithemis aurora at Wikimedia Commons

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