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Rhyothemis variegata
Species of dragonfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dark bodied dragonfly with colorful wings tinted with pale yellow. There are a few black spots on the apices and nodes of the fore-wings. There is a large patch in the base of the hind-wings, marked with black and golden yellow. In females, the apical half of the fore-wings are transparent; basal half tinted with golden-yellow with black marks. The apical ends of the hind-wings are transparent; rest of wings marked with golden-yellow and black.[6]
It breeds in marshes, ponds and paddy fields. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies.[6][7][3][4][8]
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Rhyothemis variegata at Kottayam, Kerala
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