Orthetrum taeniolatum

Orthetrum taeniolatum
Orthetrum taeniolatum, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species: O. taeniolatum
Binomial name
Orthetrum taeniolatum
(Schneider, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Libellula taeniolata Schneider, 1845
  • Orthetrum brevistylum Kirby, 1896
  • Orthetrum garhwalicum Singh & Baijal, 1954
  • Orthetrum hyalianum Kirby, 1886

Orthetrum taeniolatum[2][1] is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. The common name for this species is small skimmer.[3][4] Its range of distribution spreads from eastern Europe to China, and the species itself is locally common throughout the range.[1]

It prefers medium to slow-flowing marshy streams. Adults are common around open rocky and sandy beds of the streams.[1][5][6][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mitra, A. (2013). "Orthetrum taeniolatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T163664A5632305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T165506A17533964.en. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. 1 2 "Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  4. 1 2 "Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  5. ↑ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  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.

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