Crimson Marsh Glider ♀

Description:

Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) with common names: Crimson Marsh Glider, Crimson Dropwing, Red Top Skimmer, Down Dropwing. The male is distinctly different from the female. The female has an olivaceous or bright reddish-brown face with eyes that are purplish-brown above and grey below. The thorax is olivaceous with brown median and black lateral stripes. The abdomen is reddish-brown with median and lateral black markings. The black markings are confluent at the end of each segment and enclose a reddish-brown spot. The wings are transparent with brown tips. The venation is bright yellow to brown and basal amber markings are pale. The wing spots are a dark brown and the legs are dark grey with narrow yellow stripes. (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Backyard

Notes:

IUCN Red List Category Status: Least Concern, http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/16739... References: http://thaiodonata.blogspot.com/2011/03/... http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/dna/organisms/d...