Bug FAQBrown-backed Red Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum chrysis · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae
Also called: Spine-tufted Skimmer
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a dark thorax and a blood-red abdomen (female abdomen is ochreous brown). It breeds in pools and marshes and is found widely across many Asian countries. It looks very similar to Orthetrum pruinosum, but can be told apart by the colour of its abdomen.
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How to recognize it
The species resembles Orthetrum pruinosum in shape and size, but its abdomen colour is different.
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Size
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a dark thorax and a blood-red abdomen.
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Where it lives
It breeds in pools and marshes.
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Where it comes from
It is widespread in many Asian countries.
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Questions people ask
How can I tell this dragonfly apart from Orthetrum pruinosum?
Check the abdomen colour to this species has a blood-red (female ochreous brown) abdomen, unlike the other.
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Where does this dragonfly live?
It breeds in pools and marshes and is found across many Asian countries.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Libellulidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthetrum_chrysis
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