Bug FAQRusset Percher
Neurothemis fulvia · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae
Also called: Fulvous Forest Skimmer
The Russet Percher is a medium-sized dragonfly with a rusty colour and transparent wing tips. Males have a reddish-brown face and body with dark reddish-brown wings that have a triangular clear area at the tip, while females are paler and have amber-yellow wings with a dark ray. It lives in wet forests, often perching on fallen logs and shrubs, and can also be found in parks and gardens.
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How to recognize it
Males show a reddish-brown face, dark reddish-brown eyes above and golden brown below, and wings with dark reddish-brown colour and a triangular transparent tip. Females are paler overall, with clear amber-yellow wings that have a dark ray extending to the tip and often a triangular transparent area.
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Size
It is a medium-sized dragonfly.
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Where it lives
It inhabits wet forests, perching on fallen logs and shrubs. It is also common in local parks and gardens.
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Where it comes from
The species is found in Asia.
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Lookalikes
The clear, uncoloured wing tips help tell it apart from other red Asian dragonflies.
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More photos
Same family (Libellulidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurothemis_fulvia
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