Orthetrum taeniolatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. taeniolatum
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| Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845)
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Orthetrum taeniolatum[2] is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. The common name for this species is small skimmer.[3][4] Its range of distribution spreads from eastern Europe to China, and the species itself is locally common throughout the range.[1][5][6][3][4]
Description and habitat[edit]
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown capped eyes, greenish brown thorax and bluish abdomen. Female lacks the powder blue pruinescence. It prefers medium to slow-flowing streams in the dry zones and hot plains. Adults are common around open rocky and sandy beds of the streams.[7][8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mitra, A. (2013). "Orthetrum taeniolatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T165506A17533964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T165506A17533964.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ a b "Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ 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. 359–360. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ 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. 296–298.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 433.
External links[edit]
Data related to Orthetrum taeniolatum at Wikispecies
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