Rhodothemis rufa

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Rhodothemis rufa
Male

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: Rhodothemis
Species:
R. rufa
Binomial name
Rhodothemis rufa
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Crocothemis cruentata Hagen-Selys, 1878
  • Libellula oblita Rambur, 1842
  • Libellula rufa Rambur, 1842

Rhodothemis rufa,[2] the spine–legged redbolt, rufous marsh glider,[3][4] or common redbolt, ( is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries.[5][1][6]

Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with red eyes, thorax and abdomen. But young males and females have a mid-dorsal citron-yellow stripe in the pro-thorax and a citron-yellow stripe on mid-dorsum of the abdominal segments. These marks get obscured by pruinescence in adult males. Color of female is brown. It breeds in open ponds, marshes and lakes.[7][8][3][4]

  • juvenile male
    juvenile male
  • female
    female

See also

  • List of odonates of Sri Lanka
  • List of odonates of India
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163598A5621290.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Rhodothemis rufa Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. ^ a b "Rhodothemis rufa Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  5. ^ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  6. ISBN 9788181714954
    .
  7. ^ 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. 368-369.
  8. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 438.

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