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| Rhyothemis variegata (Linnaeus, 1763) | |
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| Libellula variegata Linnaeus, 1763 | |
Rhyothemis variegata,[2] known as the common picture wing[3][4] or variegated flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia.[1][5]
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dark bodied dragonfly with colorful wings tinted with pale yellow. There are a few black spots on the apices and nodes of the fore-wings. There is a large patch in the base of the hind-wings, marked with black and golden yellow. In females, the apical half of the fore-wings are transparent; basal half tinted with golden-yellow with black marks. The apical ends of the hind-wings are transparent; rest of wings marked with golden-yellow and black.[6]
It breeds in marshes, ponds and paddy fields. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies.[6][7][3][4][8]
See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ^ a b Subramanian, K.A. (2010). "Rhyothemis variegata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167133A6306450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167133A6306450.en.
- ^ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- ^ a b "Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ a b "Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ 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. 374–375. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b 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. 423-424.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 443–443.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
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