''Rhyothemis phyllis'', known as the yellow-striped flutterer or yellow-barred flutterer, is a species of

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threat ...

of the family

Libellulidae The chasers, darters, skimmers, and perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest family of dragonflies. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily M ...

, widespread in South-east Asia, including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and northern Australia. ''Rhyothemis phyllis'' is a small to medium-sized dragonfly, commonly found at open ponds or marshes, and swamp forests. Its flight is usually fluttering. There are two known sub-species in Australia, ''Rhyothemis phyllis chloe'' Kirby, 1894 and ''Rhyothemis phyllis beatricis'' Lieftinck, 1942.Atlas of Living Australia
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Yellow-barred flutterer (Rhyothemis phyllis phyllis) S.jpg, Male ''Rhyothemis phyllis phyllis'' Rhiothemis phylis.jpg, Female Rhyothemis phyllis 9311.jpg, Male adopting an obelisk posture Rhyothemis phyllis face (34146412630).jpg, Male face Rhyothemis phyllis lateral wings down (34146409190).jpg, Wings up - wings down Rhyothemis phyllis bum (33689157554).jpg, From behind Rhyothemis phyllis lateral (34490601896).jpg, Side view Rhyothemis phyllis teneral.jpg, Male teneral, recently emerged Rhyothemis phyllis female wings (34252003733).jpg, Female wings Rhyothemis phyllis male wings (34252008133).jpg, Male wings

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2640155 Libellulidae Odonata of Asia Odonata of Australia Insects of Asia Insects of Southeast Asia Taxa named by Johann Heinrich Sulzer Insects described in 1776

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