Orthetrum migratum

Rosy skimmer
Orthetrum migratum at Mataranka, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Family:Libellulidae
Genus:Orthetrum
Species: O. migratum
Binomial name
Orthetrum migratum

Orthetrum migratum is an Australian freshwater dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae.[3][4] The common name for this species is rosy skimmer.[5] It inhabits streams, boggy seepages, riverine pools and swamps across northern Australia.[6]

Orthetrum migratum is a medium-sized dragonfly with a body that can be yellow-green or grey-brown to dark blue. The abdomen of a male is red and evenly tapered, while the abdomen of a female is coloured a yellow-green-brown.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Orthetrum migratum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T163524A5611321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163524A5611321.en. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Lieftinck, M.A.; Tate, Geoffrey M. (1951). "Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 64. Odonata of the 1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition, with a list of the dragonflies from the peninsula". American Museum Novitates. 1488: 1–46 [35] – via AMNH Library Digital Repository.
  3. ↑ "Species Orthetrum migratum Lieftinck, 1951". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 231. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  7. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
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