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  2. Rhyothemis fuliginosa - Wikipedia

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    Rhyothemis fuliginosa is a short and stout dragonfly with a body length of 32-41 millimeters in length. The wings are 30–40 mm across and patterned with a deep blue iridescent shade. [11][3] Depending on the viewing angle, the dragonfly's wings can vary in color due to their light scattering properties, with some appearing golden in the light ...

  3. Dragonfly - Wikipedia

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    A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterised by a pair of large ...

  4. Green darner - Wikipedia

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    The green darner is a large dragonfly; males grow to 76 mm (3.0 in) in length with a wingspan up to 80 mm (3.1 in). [9][10] Females oviposit in aquatic vegetation, eggs laid beneath the water surface. Nymphs (naiads) are aquatic carnivores, feeding on insects, tadpoles, and small fish. Adult darners catch insects on the wing, including ant ...

  5. Rhyothemis variegata - Wikipedia

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    Rhyothemis. Species: R. variegata. Binomial name. Rhyothemis variegata. (Linnaeus, 1763) Synonyms. Libellula variegata Linnaeus, 1763. Rhyothemis variegata, [2] known as the common picture wing[3][4] or variegated flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia, [1][5] Indochina and southern China.

  6. Eastern amberwing - Wikipedia

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    The eastern amberwing dragonfly is one of the only types of dragonfly that actively mimics a wasp. The yellow and brown stripes on its abdomen encourage predators to stay away. When perched, they will wiggle their abdomen and wings in a wasp-like fashion to deter other animals from eating it. Males have an elaborate courtship ritual.

  7. Erythemis simplicicollis - Wikipedia

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    Erythemis simplicicollis, the eastern pondhawk, also known as the common pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the eastern two-thirds of the United States and southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is a dragonfly of ponds and still waters. The species is distinguished in that the female is bright green with a banded ...

  8. Common whitetail - Wikipedia

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    Libellula trimaculata De Geer, 1773. The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance. The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm or 2 inches long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered ...

  9. Four-spotted chaser - Wikipedia

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    Linnaeus, 1758. Libellula quadrimaculata, known in Europe as the four-spotted chaser and in North America as the four-spotted skimmer, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found widely throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. The adult stage is found between April and early September in the United Kingdom, and from mid-May to mid-August ...

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