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Common Redbolt

Rhodothemis rufa

Description:

Rhodothemis rufa is a very widely distributed species, occurring throughout tropical and subtropical mainland Asia, the Greater and Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Taiwan, Hainan, the Solomon Islands, and as far south as New Guinea. R. Dow (pers. comm. 2008) is not aware of any records from Cambodia or Lao PDR, but it is almost certainly present in these countries.

Habitat:

roadside shrubs

Notes:

The species breeds in open ponds, marshes and lakes.

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NuwanChathuranga
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NuwanChathuranga

Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Mar 18, 2014
Submitted on Mar 26, 2014

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