Orthetrum pruinosum

Orthetrum pruinosum
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species: O. pruinosum
Binomial name
Orthetrum pruinosum
(Burmeister, 1839)

Orthetrum pruinosum, the crimson-tailed marsh hawk,[1] is a species of dragonfly. It is a widespread species occurring from west India to Japan and south to Java and the Sunda Islands.[2]

Orthetrum pruinosum, mating

References

  1. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  2. Sharma, G. (2010). "Orthetrum pruinosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 September 2011.


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