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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 in Ireland.
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.
The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
Diplacodes trivialis [3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae [4] known as the chalky percher [5] or ground skimmer. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is found in Seychelles , Oman , United Arab Emirates , China , Japan , India , Maldives and southwards to New Guinea and Australia .
Damselflies tend to be less robust, and appear weaker in flight; their wings are narrow near the base and (in most species) held folded back over the abdomen when perched. Dragonfly eyes occupy much of the animal's head, touching (or nearly touching) each other across the face. In damselflies, there is typically a gap in between the eyes.
The chasers, darters, skimmers and perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest family of dragonflies. [2] It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae.
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Rhyothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [2] They are commonly known as flutterers. Rhyothemis species are found in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region. [3] The flight of the genus Rhyothemis is usually fluttering, leading to the common description of "flutterer" for most species in the genus.