Tetrathemis platyptera
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Tetrathemis platyptera,[2] pigmy skimmer,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries and locally common over much of its range.[1][5]
Description and habitat
It is a small dragonfly with yellow face and bluish green eyes. Its thorax and abdomen are yellow with broad black marks. Its wings are transparent, with fore-wings faintly and hind-wings broadly tinted with yellow in base. Females are similar to males.[6][7][3][4]
It breeds in vegetated ponds and wells. Female stabs eggs on dry twigs hanging over water. The eggs hatch out in rains and the larvae fall directly into the water below.[7][8][9]
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Laying eggs on a hanging wire over the pool
See also
References
- ^ a b Dow, R.A. (2009). "Tetrathemis platyptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163647A5629538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163647A5629538.en.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ a b "Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ a b "Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 379–380. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 250–251.
- ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 430.
- ^ "Observations On Mating And Oviposition Behavior Of Tetrathemis Platyptera Selys, 1878". ResearchGate. 2007. Scientific Publishers (India): e.T163647A5629538. 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Oviposition high above water in Micrathyria dictynna Ris (Anisoptera:Libellulidae)" (PDF). Odonatologica. 27 (3). research.steffenfoerster.com: 365–369. 1998. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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External links
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