Neurothemis fulvia

Species of dragonfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neurothemis fulvia,[2] the fulvous forest skimmer,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly found in Asia.[1][5]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
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Fulvous forest skimmer
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Neurothemis
Species:
N. fulvia
Binomial name
Neurothemis fulvia
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Libellula apicalis Guerin-Meneville, 1838
  • Polyneura sophronia Rambur, 1842
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Description

It is a medium-sized rusty dragonfly with transparent wing tips. Male has a reddish-brown face with eyes which are dark reddish brown above, golden brown below. Thorax, abdomen and legs are reddish brown. Wings are dark reddish brown with an irregular triangular transparent area at the tip of the wing. The wing spots are dark reddish brown. Many forms of females are found. Color of head, thorax and abdomen paler than males or rusty brown. Wings are clear amber yellow with a dark ray extending to the tip in fore wing. Many of them have an irregular triangular transparent area at the tip of the wing. The wings vary in size, shape, width and coloration. The clear uncoloured apices of wings will help to distinguish it from other red Asian dragonflies.[6][7][8][3][4]

Neurothemis fulvia (male) perched at Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh.


Distribution and Habitat

Orthetrum sabina feeding on Neurothemis fulvia

It is a dragonfly of wet forests, usually perches on fallen logs and shrubs. A large number of them can be found together in canopy gaps and forest edges. It breeds in marshes associated with forest streams, marshes and ponds. They are also found in local parks, gardens, etc.[6][8]

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