Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
Species of damselfly
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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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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 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]
sperm translocation
mating
ovipositing
