Onychothemis testacea

Onychothemis testacea
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Onychothemis
Species: O. testacea
Binomial name
Onychothemis testacea
Laidlaw, 1902

Onychothemis testacea,[2] Stellate river hawk,[3] riverhawker,[4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries.[1][5]

It breeds in streams in forest or at its margins. This is a very fast flying dragonfly of forested streams. Males usually perch on dry twigs and other similar vantage points over streams and aggressively chase other dragonflies entering their territory. Females are rarely observed.[6][7][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dow, R.A. (2009). "Onychothemis testacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T163664A5632305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163664A5632305.en. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Onychothemis testacea Laidlaw, 1902". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  4. 1 2 "Onychothemis testacea Laidlaw, 1902". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  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. 346–347. 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. 404–406.
  7. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 442.

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