Cratilla lineata

Line forest-skimmer
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Cratilla
Species: C. lineata
Binomial name
Cratilla lineata
(Brauer, 1878)
Synonyms

Cratilla calverti Förster, 1903

Cratilla lineata[2] (line forest-skimmer, emerald-banded skimmer[3][4] or pale-faced forest-skimmer) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries.[1][3][4][5]

It is commonly found in forested areas in lowland and montane regions. Prefers to breed in shaded muddy pools and marshes in forest.[6][7][8]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.[9]

  • Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953
  • Cratilla lineata calverti Foerster, 1903
  • Cratilla lineata lineata Brauer, 1878

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wilson, K.D.P. (2011). "Cratilla lineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T167160A6310114. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Cratilla lineata Brauer, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  4. 1 2 "Cratilla lineata Brauer, 1878". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  5. ↑ 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. 314–315. ISBN 9788181714954.
  6. ↑ 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. 286–288.
  7. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 431.
  8. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  9. ↑ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01

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