Rosy skimmer | |
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Orthetrum migratum at Mataranka, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Orthetrum |
Species: | O. migratum
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Binomial name | |
Orthetrum migratum | |
Orthetrum migratum is an Australian freshwater dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae. [3] [4] The common name for this species is rosy skimmer. [5] It inhabits streams, boggy seepages, riverine pools and swamps across northern Australia. [6]
Orthetrum migratum is a medium-sized dragonfly with a body that can be yellow-green or grey-brown to dark blue. The abdomen of a male is red and evenly tapered, while the abdomen of a female is coloured a yellow-green-brown. [7]
Rosy skimmer | |
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Orthetrum migratum at Mataranka, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Orthetrum |
Species: | O. migratum
|
Binomial name | |
Orthetrum migratum | |
Orthetrum migratum is an Australian freshwater dragonfly species in the family Libellulidae. [3] [4] The common name for this species is rosy skimmer. [5] It inhabits streams, boggy seepages, riverine pools and swamps across northern Australia. [6]
Orthetrum migratum is a medium-sized dragonfly with a body that can be yellow-green or grey-brown to dark blue. The abdomen of a male is red and evenly tapered, while the abdomen of a female is coloured a yellow-green-brown. [7]