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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Tholymis |
| Species: | T. tillarga
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| Binomial name | |
| Tholymis tillarga | |
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Tholymis tillarga, [3] the coral-tailed cloudwing, [4] [5] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [6] It is found from tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. [1] [7] [8] [9] [10] Common names include old world twister, evening skimmer, crepuscular darter, foggy-winged twister and twister. [1] [11]
Description and habitat
It is a medium sized dragonfly with reddish eyes, yellowish red thorax and coral red abdomen. Its wings are transparent; but hind wings have a golden-brown patch in the base, bordered by a cloudy-white patch. Female is brown and lacks the cloudy-white patch in the hind-wings. [12] [13]
It is a migrant with a permanent presence in humid parts of the tropics. It breeds in standing water-bodies; and prefers weedy ponds, swamps and lakes. They are active at dusk and dawn, as well as during cloudy days. [12] [4] [5]
Gallery
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Male showing white patches in wings -
Male -
Male flying -
Young male with little colouring in his wings -
Young male viewed from under -
Young male -
Young female -
Young female -
Adult female -
Old female -
Females without white patches in wings -
Female wings -
Male wings
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See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
- ^ a b c Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60048A83382535. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae (in Latin). Hafniae : Proft et Storch. pp. 573 [285]. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.65803 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ a b "Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ a b "Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ "Species Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Wolfgang Schneider (1992). "Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 (Aeshnidae) and Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) (Libellulidae) recorded from off Angola" ( PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica. 23 (2): 243–246.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 239. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 381–382. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 411–413.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 443-442-443.
External links
Data related to
Tholymis tillarga at Wikispecies
Media related to
Tholymis tillarga at Wikimedia Commons
| Tholymis tillarga | |
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| male | |
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| female | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Tholymis |
| Species: | T. tillarga
|
| Binomial name | |
| Tholymis tillarga | |
|
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Tholymis tillarga, [3] the coral-tailed cloudwing, [4] [5] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [6] It is found from tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. [1] [7] [8] [9] [10] Common names include old world twister, evening skimmer, crepuscular darter, foggy-winged twister and twister. [1] [11]
Description and habitat
It is a medium sized dragonfly with reddish eyes, yellowish red thorax and coral red abdomen. Its wings are transparent; but hind wings have a golden-brown patch in the base, bordered by a cloudy-white patch. Female is brown and lacks the cloudy-white patch in the hind-wings. [12] [13]
It is a migrant with a permanent presence in humid parts of the tropics. It breeds in standing water-bodies; and prefers weedy ponds, swamps and lakes. They are active at dusk and dawn, as well as during cloudy days. [12] [4] [5]
Gallery
-
Male showing white patches in wings
-
Male
-
Male flying
-
Young male with little colouring in his wings
-
Young male viewed from under
-
Young male
-
Young female
-
Young female
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Adult female
-
Old female
-
Females without white patches in wings
-
Female wings
-
Male wings
See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
- ^ a b c Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60048A83382535. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae (in Latin). Hafniae : Proft et Storch. pp. 573 [285]. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.65803 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ a b "Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ a b "Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ "Species Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Wolfgang Schneider (1992). "Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 (Aeshnidae) and Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) (Libellulidae) recorded from off Angola" ( PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica. 23 (2): 243–246.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 239. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 381–382. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 411–413.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 443-442-443.
External links
Data related to
Tholymis tillarga at Wikispecies
Media related to
Tholymis tillarga at Wikimedia Commons