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Crocothemis
''Crocothemis'' is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, subfamily Sympetrinae (darters). Various species of this genus occur in southern Europe, Africa, Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ..., Australia and the Southwest Pacific. They are generally small to medium-sized dragonflies. These dragonflies are often noticed due to their colours. Males are generally very brightly coloured, ranging from totally red in several species, to the rich blue of Australia's '' C. nigrifrons''. As with many Libellulid species, the females tend to be dull brown or orange. Like most libellulids they tend to perch on sticks, reeds or stones near water, flying out to catch insects then returning to their perch. Species The genus contains the following species: Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocothemis Nigrifrons; Black-headed Skimmer, (female) (16181348591)
''Crocothemis'' is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, subfamily Sympetrinae (darters). Various species of this genus occur in southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... and the Southwest Pacific. They are generally small to medium-sized dragonflies. These dragonflies are often noticed due to their colours. Males are generally very brightly coloured, ranging from totally red in several species, to the rich blue of Australia's '' C. nigrifrons''. As with many Libellulid species, the females tend to be dull brown or orange. Like most libellulids they tend to perch on sticks, reeds or stones near water, flying out to catch insects then returning to their perch. Species The genus contains the following species: Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocothemis Servilia
The scarlet skimmer or ruddy marsh skimmer, ''Crocothemis servilia'', is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Jamaica, Florida, and Hawaii. Subspecies There are two known subspecies; ''Crocothemis servilia servilia'' (Drury, 1773) and ''Crocothemis servilia mariannae'' Kiauta, 1983. ''C. s. mariannae'' lacks the mid-dorsal black stripe. Description and habitat It is a medium sized blood-red dragonfly with a thin black line along the mid-dorsal abdomen. Its eyes are blood-red above, purple laterally. Thorax is bright ferruginous, often blood-red on dorsum. Abdomen is blood-red, with a narrow black mid-dorsal carina. Anal appendages are blood-red. Female is similar to the male; but with olivaceous-brown thorax and abdomen. The black mid-dorsal carina is rather broad. It breeds in ponds, ditches, marshes, open swamps and rice fields. File:Scarlet skimmer 09269.jpg, male File:Crocothemis servilia female by kadavo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocothemis Nigrifrons
''Crocothemis nigrifrons'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Its common names include black-headed skimmer and blue-scarlet dragonfly.''Crocothemis nigrifrons''. Discover Nature. James Cook University. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... , Papua New Guinea, and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocothemis Sanguinolenta
''Crocothemis sanguinolenta'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara (including Madagascar), in the Levant, and in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. It is found in or near fresh water in a wide variety of habitats, from semi-arid bush to tropical forest. Common names for this species include little scarlet, slim scarlet-darter and small scarlet. Similar species Over most of its range, ''Crocothemis sanguinolenta'' is easily confused with '' Crocothemis erythraea'', but ''C. sanguinolenta'' has a narrower abdomen (3 mm or less wide), the lateral carinae of S3 to S7 are usually marked with black dashes, and the pterostigmata are short and usually the same colour as the abdomen (red in mature males). The abdomen of '' Crocothemis erythraea'' is 3.5 mm or more wide, the lateral carinae of S3 to S7 are generally unmarked, and the pterostigmata The pterostigma (plural: pterostigmata) is a group of specialized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocothemis Erythraea
The scarlet dragonfly (''Crocothemis erythraea'') is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Its common names include broad scarlet, common scarlet-darter, and scarlet darter. Status and distribution The scarlet dragonfly is a common species in southern Europe and throughout Africa. It also occurs across western Asia as far as southern China. It is a very rare vagrant in Britain. Its first record in the country was at Hayle Kimbro Pool, The Lizard, Cornwall, on 7 August 1995. Since then there have been a few further records at scattered locations throughout Britain. Habitat A wide range of both running and standing waters, except those that are shaded. Adults may be found some distance from water in habitats ranging from desert to open woodland; absent from dense forest. Description ''Crocothemis erythraea'' can reach a length of . These dragonflies haves a flattened and rather broad abdomen. The adult male scarlet dragonfly has a bright scarlet red, widened abdomen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocothemis Striata
''Crocothemis striata'', the black-legged scarlet, is a species of dragonfly found in Madagascar. References External links * Libellulidae Insects described in 1981 {{dragonfly-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocothemis Saxicolor
''Crocothemis saxicolor'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Liberia, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ..., subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Libellulidae Insects described in 1919 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{dragonfly-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocothemis Divisa
''Crocothemis divisa'', commonly known as rock scarlet, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev .... It is a widespread through much of tropical Sub-Saharan Africa where its natural habitats include pools and streams in woodland and bush. It may occasionally disperse as far as South Africa and Namibia (only one record from each country). References Libellulidae Insects described in 1898 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{dragonfly-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
