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Species of dragonfly
Aethriamanta brevipennis male
Aethriamanta brevipennis ,
[2] scarlet marsh hawk ,
[3]
[4] is a species of
dragonfly in the family
Libellulidae . It is found in many
Asian countries.
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Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized.
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Aethriamanta brevipennis brevipennis Rambur, 1842 – scarlet marsh hawk
Aethriamanta brevipennis circumsignata Selys, 1897 – square-spot basker
Aethriamanta brevipennis subsignata Selys, 1897 – black-headed basker
Description and habitat
It is a small dragonfly with dark reddish-brown eyes. Its thorax is dark chocolate-brown on dorsum and humeral region, paling on sides. Wings are transparent, tinted with deep golden-amber at base. Abdomen and anal appendages are bright red. Female is similar to the male; but greenish-yellow in colors.
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It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes.
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See also
References
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a
b Mitra, A. (2020).
"Aethriamanta brevipennis " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 : e.T167270A83374763.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167270A83374763.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023).
"World Odonata List" . OdonataCentral,
University of Alabama . Retrieved 14 Mar 2023 .
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b
"Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842" . India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-17 .
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"Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842" . Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-17 .
^ 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. 304–305.
ISBN
9788181714954 .
^ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World . Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
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b
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.
445 -447.
^
C FC Lt. Fraser (1924).
A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF) . p. 445.
^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005).
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide .
External links
Media related to
Aethriamanta brevipennis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to
Aethriamanta brevipennis at Wikispecies