Orthetrum sabina
Orthetrum sabina | |
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Male, Burdwan, West Bengal, India. | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Orthetrum |
Species: | O. sabina |
Binomial name | |
Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770)[2] | |
Synonyms | |
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Orthetrum sabina, the slender skimmer [1] or green marsh hawk,[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[4][5] It is widespread, being found from south-eastern Europe and North Africa to Japan and south to Australia and Micronesia.[6] Adults are grayish to greenish yellow with black and pale markings. It is very similar to Orthetrum serapia in appearance, with both species appearing in northern Australia. Pale markings on segment four of the abdomen do not extend into the posterior section when viewed from above on Orthetrum sabina. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of 60-85mm.[1][7] This dragonfly perches motionless on shrubs and dry twigs for long periods. It voraciously preys on smaller butterflies and dragonflies.[8][9][10]
Gallery
- Orthetrum sabina feeding Neurothemis fulvia
- Orthetrum sabina feeding Tetrathemis platyptera
- Orthetrum sabina feeding Udaspes folus
- Mating pair
- Female wings
- Male wings
See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
- 1 2 3 Mitra, A. (2013). "Orthetrum sabina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T165470A17533255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T165470A17533255.en. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ Drury, D. (1770). Illustrations of Natural History; wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of exotic insects according to their genera. London: White. pp. 130 [114]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61910 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
- ↑ "Species Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ↑ 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ↑ Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 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.
- ↑ "Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1773". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ↑ "Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1773". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
External links
Media related to Orthetrum sabina at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Orthetrum sabina at Wikispecies