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Scarlet Adjutant
Aethriamanta brevipennis
Aethriamanta brevipennis, scarlet marsh hawk, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia and also occurs in the Solomon Islands.
From the article Aethriamanta brevipennis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a small dragonfly with dark reddish-brown eyes. Its thorax is dark chocolate-brown on dorsum and humeral region, paling on sides. Wings are transparent, tinted with deep golden-amber at base. Abdomen and anal appendages are bright red. Female is similar to the male; but greenish-yellow in colors. It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes.
Wikipedia: “Description and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 93460.