A male crimson marsh glider settled on a reed. |
Common name: Crimson Marsh Glider
Scientific name: Trithemis aurora
Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
Species: Auroro
Type of species: Indigenous
Distribution: Found in the biogeographic region that includes South Asia south of the Himalaya Mountains and Southeast Asia from southern China to Borneo.
Habitat: It can be sighted near small water bodies (streams, ponds, wells, etc.) and marsh areas.
Conservation status: Least concern
NOTE: The male and female crimson marsh gliders are distinctly different in appearance.
Female marsh glider:
Source: wikipedia |
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