Brachythemis contaminata
Ditch jewel | |
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Male | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Brachythemis |
Species: | B. contaminata |
Binomial name | |
Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793) | |
Synonyms | |
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Brachythemis contaminata,[2] ditch jewel,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries.[5][1][6]
It breeds in weedy ponds, lakes, and slowly moving streams; especially in sluggish waters. It is very common along sewage canals, tanks, ponds and ditches.[7][8][9][3][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 Sharma, G. (2010). "Brachythemis contaminata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T167368A6335347. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- 1 2 "Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- 1 2 "Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ↑ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
- ↑ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 310–311. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 365–366.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 438.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
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