Macrodiplax cora

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Macrodiplax cora
Male
Female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Macrodiplax
Species:
M. cora
Binomial name
Macrodiplax cora
(Kaup, 1867)[2]
Synonyms
  • Diplax cora Kaup in Brauer, 1867
  • Libellula lycoris Selys, 1872
  • Urothemis nigrilabris Selys, 1878
  • Urothemis vittata Kirby, 1893

Macrodiplax cora,[3] the coastal glider, also known as wandering pennant,[4] and Cora’s pennant,[1] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[1][5][6][7]

Description

An adult male Macrodiplax cora is a medium-sized dragonfly (length 45mm, wingspan 75mm) with a red abdomen, dorsally marked with black patches on each segment. The female abdomen is less brightly colored. The

hirsute. The wings are clear except for a yellowish patch at the base of the hind wing.[4] Its bi-colored legs and hourglass shaped black patches on the abdominal segments will help to easily distinguish them from other red colored dragonflies.[8]

Distribution and habitat

The species undertakes migration and may be nomadic, and is thus widespread in tropical Asia and Australasia. It occurs in South Asia, Australia and a variety of Indian and Pacific Oceans Islands. It prefers coastal lagoons, estuaries and swamps, as it is somewhat salt-tolerant.[8][1]

Gallery

  • Male perching
    Male perching
  • Female perching
    Female perching
  • Male, Leichhardt Falls, Queensland
    Male, Leichhardt Falls, Queensland
  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

See also

References

Wikispecies has information related to Macrodiplax cora.
  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167478A83378965.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Brauer, F. (1867). "Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 17: 3–26 [20]. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-02-21 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6
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  5. ^ "Macrodiplax cora Brauer, 1867". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  6. ^ "Macrodiplax cora Brauer, 1867". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  7. ISBN 9788181714954
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  8. ^ 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. 448–450.

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