Ceriagrion cerinorubellum

Ceriagrion cerinorubellum,[2] commonly known as the orange-tailed marsh dart[3] or bi-coloured damsel, is a medium-sized damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is a very common species of damselflies in Asia.[1][4]

Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
male
female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ceriagrion
Species:
C. cerinorubellum
Binomial name
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
(Brauer, 1865)

Distribution

This species can be found in Asia: Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.[1][4]

Description and habitat

It is a medium sized damselfly with greenish eyes, bluish above. Its thorax is yellowish green. Segments 1,2 and basal half of three and apical half of 7 to 10 are in brick red color. Other segments are black on dorsal half and pale blue on the ventral half. Female is similar to the male; but more robust and with dull colors.[5]

It breeds in weeded ponds, marshes and other stillwater forms.[5][6][7][8][3]

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See also

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2010). "Ceriagrion cerinorubellum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167444A6349205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167444A6349205.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. "Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  4. 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. 151–152. ISBN 9788181714954.
  5. C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 326-328.
  6. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 492–493.
  7. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  8. "Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

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