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Tholymis tillarga
Species of dragonfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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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
- Adult female
- Old female
- Females without white patches in wings
- Female wings
- Male wings
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