Orthetrum pruinosum

Orthetrum pruinosum
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species: O. pruinosum
Binomial name
Orthetrum pruinosum
(Burmeister, 1839)

Orthetrum pruinosum, the crimson-tailed marsh hawk,[1] is a species of dragonfly. It is a widespread species occurring from west India to Japan and south to Java and the Sunda Islands.[2]

Orthetrum pruinosum, mating

References

  1. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  2. ↑ Sharma, G. (2010). "Orthetrum pruinosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 September 2011.


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