Urothemis aliena
| Red baron | |
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| Male, Cairns, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Urothemis |
| Species: | U. aliena
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| Urothemis aliena | |
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Urothemis aliena, commonly called the red baron,[3] is a species of dragonfly found in northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea. It is a member of the family Libellulidae.[4][5] It inhabits riverine lagoons and ponds.
Urothemis aliena is a medium-sized dragonfly (wingspan 85mm, length 45mm) with a bright red body and two dark spots on segments eight and nine of its abdomen. The hindwing has a dark triangular-shaped reddish-brown mark at the base. Its Australian distribution is from Broome, Western Australia along the north of the continent to the southern Queensland border.[3]
Gallery
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Male wings
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See also
References
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Urothemis aliena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87535319A87540054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535319A87540054.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden (in French). 3: 289–323 [305] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 254. ISBN 0643090738.
- ^ "Species Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2 March 2017.