Rhyothemis variegata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Rhyothemis |
Species: | R. variegata
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Binomial name | |
Rhyothemis variegata | |
Synonyms | |
Libellula variegata Linnaeus, 1763 |
Rhyothemis variegata,[2] known as the common picture wing[3][4] or variegated flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia.[1][5]
It is a medium-sized dark bodied dragonfly with colorful wings tinted with pale yellow. There are a few black spots on the apices and nodes of the fore-wings. There is a large patch in the base of the hind-wings, marked with black and golden yellow. In females, the apical half of the fore-wings are transparent; basal half tinted with golden-yellow with black marks. The apical ends of the hind-wings are transparent; rest of wings marked with golden-yellow and black.[6]
It breeds in marshes, ponds and paddy fields. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies.[6][7][3][4][8]