Bug FAQScarlet Adjutant
Aethriamanta brevipennis · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae
Also called: Elusive Adjutant, Scarlet Marsh Hawk
Males have dark chocolate-brown thorax and amber-tinted wing bases, while females are similar but show greenish-yellow tones. It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes and is found across South and Southeast Asia and the Solomon Islands.
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How to recognize it
The thorax is dark chocolate-brown on top and lighter on the sides, with transparent wings that have a deep golden-amber tint at the base. Males have a bright red abdomen and anal appendages; females look similar but display greenish-yellow coloration.
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Where it lives
It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes.
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Questions people ask
Where does the scarlet adjutant live?
It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes and is found across South and Southeast Asia and the Solomon Islands.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Libellulidae)
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethriamanta_brevipennis
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