Urothemis aliena

Urothemis aliena, commonly called the red baron,[3] is a species of dragonfly found in northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea. It is a member of the family Libellulidae.[4][5] It inhabits riverine lagoons and ponds.

Red baron
Male, Cairns, Australia

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Urothemis
Species:
U. aliena
Binomial name
Urothemis aliena
Selys, 1878[2]

Urothemis aliena is a medium-sized dragonfly (wingspan 85mm, length 45mm) with a bright red body and two dark spots on segments eight and nine of its abdomen. The hindwing has a dark triangular-shaped reddish-brown mark at the base. Its Australian distribution is from Broome, Western Australia along the north of the continent to the southern Queensland border.[3]

  • Male
  • Male in obelisk position
  • Male wings

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Urothemis aliena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87535319A87540054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535319A87540054.en.
  2. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden (in French). 3: 289–323 [305] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 254. ISBN 0643090738.
  4. "Species Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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