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Protorthemis coronata (male)

Protorthemis coronata

Description:

beautiful dragonfly with bright red abdomen we had found on a 'hike'

Habitat:

living in the foothills of tropical papua

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5 Comments

JaniekevanDijk
JaniekevanDijk 6 years ago

ok I will change it :)

roseline
roseline 6 years ago

Hi Janiekevan I do agree with Paul it is the Prothorthemis coronata Male

JaniekevanDijk
JaniekevanDijk 6 years ago

Thanks Paul Davis! It looks really much like it, but I'm also a little bit unsure about it. I think I will wait and see if someone else finds out what species this is.

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 6 years ago

I think this is ---- Prothorthemis coronata (male) , but I can't be certain.

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Very pretty colors....

JaniekevanDijk
Spotted by
JaniekevanDijk

Papua, Indonesia

Spotted on Feb 22, 2018
Submitted on Mar 8, 2018

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