Hydrobasileus croceus,[2] the amber-winged marsh glider,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widely distributed species in many Asian countries.[5][6]
Amber-winged marsh glider | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Hydrobasileus |
Species: | H. croceus
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Binomial name | |
Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)
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Description and habitat
editIt is a large reddish-brown dragonfly with golden-amber tinted wings. Eyes are reddish-brown above, yellowish below. Its thorax is ohvaceous suffused with golden reddish-brown, Its base of hind-wings have a moderately broad dark reddish-brown mark. Abdomen is olivaceous, changing to ochreous towards anal end, marked with black. Segments 4 to 9 have apical and basal dorsal black wedge-shaped spots.[7]
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Egg laying
It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes. The male is often seen patrolling over water, and rarely perches. When perched, they prefer to hang vertically on twigs inside dense shrubbery.[3][4][8][7][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mitra, A. (2010). "Hydrobasileus croceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167093A6300617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167093A6300617.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.
- ^ a b "Hydrobasileus croceus Brauer, 1867". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ a b "Hydrobasileus croceus Brauer, 1867". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
- ^ 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. 326–327. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a 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. 429–430.
- ^ "Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)". Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 444–445.
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