Orthetrum triangulare
Appearance
Orthetrum triangulare | |
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O. t. triangulare, male | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Orthetrum |
Species: | O. triangulare
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Binomial name | |
Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878)
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Synonyms | |
Orthetrum chandrabali Mehrotra, 1961 |
Orthetrum triangulare[2] is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species.[1] The common name for this species is blue-tailed forest hawk.[3][1][4][5][6] Two subspecies of Orthetrum triangulare are currently recognised, the nominate subspecies and O. t. malaccense.[1]
Description and habitat
[edit]It is a medium-sized dragonfly with dark face and bluish eyes. Its thorax is also black with a broad apple green stripe on both sides. Segments 1-2 and 8–10 in the abdomen are black and the remaining segments are pruinosed with azure blue. It is usually found in marshes associated with hill streams where it breeds.[7][8]
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O. t. triangulare, female
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O. t. triangulare, female
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O. t. triangulare, mating pair
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O. t. malaccense, male
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O. t. malaccense, young male
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O. t. malaccense, female
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Dow, R.A. (2010). "Orthetrum triangulare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167098A6301833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167098A6301833.en. Retrieved 19 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.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
- ^ "Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878". 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. 361–362. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ 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. 305–307.
- ^ 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] Media related to Orthetrum triangulare at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Orthetrum triangulare at Wikispecies