Rhyothemis triangularis

Sapphire flutterer
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Family:Libellulidae
Genus:Rhyothemis
Species: R. triangularis
Binomial name
Rhyothemis triangularis
Kirby, 1889
Synonyms
  • Rhyothemis bipartita Tillyard, 1906
  • Rhyothemis lankana Kirby, 1894

Rhyothemis triangularis[2] (sapphire flutterer, lesser blue wing)[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in eastern and southern Asia.[4][5]

It is a small blue colored dragonfly with bases of all wings have dark metallic blue patches. This species breeds in well vegetated ponds and similar habitats.[6][7][3][8]

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. & Sharma, G. (2010). "Rhyothemis triangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T169123A6570098. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T169123A6570098.en. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. ↑ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  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. 372–373. 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. 427–428.
  7. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 443–434.
  8. ↑ "Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-16.

See also

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