Thursday, 15 June 2023

1-6-2023 GITGIT WATERFALLS, BALI - CRIMSON TAILED MARSH HAWK DRAGONFLY (Orthetrum pruinosum)


Orthetrum pruinosum, the crimson-tailed marsh hawk, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widespread species occurring from west India to Japan and south to Java and the Sunda Islands. A molecular phylogenetics study of Orthetrum dragonflies revealed that Orthetrum pruinosum is a cryptic species.

It breeds in ponds, lakes and sluggish streams.

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