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Ruddy Marsh Skimmer

Crocothemis servilia

Description:

A medium sized blood red or reddish yellow dragonfly with amber coloured patch at wing base. The males face is blood red. Legs are reddish, wings transparent, base marked with rich amber. Wing spot is dark brown and abdomen is blood red.

Habitat:

In my garden.

Notes:

Details from Wikipedia.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Ashish
Ashish 12 years ago
Common Scarlet, Ruddy Marsh Skimmer Male
Crocothemis servilia Singapore Odonata by Tang Hung Bun
sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago
Ruddy Darter
sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter


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10 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Welcome Satyen..!!

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Thanks Ashish.

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Thanks Mary and Sttweets.

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Nice spot, and love how the bokeh in the background matches the color of the dragonfly.

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Thanks Jeannette.

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Love the colour :)

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Thanks Sachin.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice capture, Satyen

Wild Things
Spotted by
Wild Things

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Apr 2, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012

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