Ceriagrion cerinorubellum,[2] commonly known as the orange-tailed marsh dart[3] or bi-coloured damsel, is a medium-sized damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is a very common species of damselflies in Asia.[1][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Ceriagrion |
| Species: | C. cerinorubellum
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| Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
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Distribution
editThis species can be found in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.[1][4]
Description and habitat
editIt is a medium-sized damselfly with greenish eyes, bluish above. Its thorax is yellowish green. Segments 1,2 and basal half of three and apical half of 7 to 10 are in brick red color. Other segments are black on dorsal half and pale blue on the ventral half. Female is similar to the male; but more robust and with dull colors.[5]
It breeds in weeded ponds, marshes and other stillwater forms.[5][6][7][8][3]
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sperm translocation
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mating
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ovipositing
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Dow, R.A. (2020). "Ceriagrion cerinorubellum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T167444A147082861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167444A147082861.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b "Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ a b 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. 151–152. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 326-328.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 492–493.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
- ^ "Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
External links
edit Data related to Ceriagrion cerinorubellum at Wikispecies
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