Rufous Marsh Glider

Rhodothemis rufa · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Common Redbolt

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Rufous Marsh Glider
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA

It is widespread across many Asian countries.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Young males and females have a citron-yellow stripe along the mid-dorsal line of the pro-thorax and on the mid-dorsum of the abdominal segments. Females are brown in colour.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is widespread in many Asian countries.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Rufous Marsh Glider photo 3
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA
Rufous Marsh Glider photo 4
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA
Rufous Marsh Glider photo 5
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA
Rufous Marsh Glider photo 6
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodothemis_rufa

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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