Biology:Hydrobasileus croceus
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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: | Hydrobasileus |
| Species: | H. croceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)
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Hydrobasileus croceus,[2] the amber-winged marsh glider,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widely distributed species in many Asian countries.[5][6]
Description and habitat
It is a large reddish-brown dragonfly with golden-amber tinted wings. Eyes are reddish-brown above, yellowish below. Its thorax is ohvaceous suffused with golden reddish-brown, Its base of hind-wings have a moderately broad dark reddish-brown mark. Abdomen is olivaceous, changing to ochreous towards anal end, marked with black. Segments 4 to 9 have apical and basal dorsal black wedge-shaped spots.[7]
Female
Egg laying
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It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes. The male is often seen patrolling over water, and rarely perches. When perched, they prefer to hang vertically on twigs inside dense shrubbery.[3][4]<ref>{{cite web
See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ↑ Mitra, A. (2010). "Hydrobasileus croceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167093A6300617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167093A6300617.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167093/6300617. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hydrobasileus croceus Brauer, 1867". India Biodiversity Portal. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/227385.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hydrobasileus croceus Brauer, 1867". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/588/Hydrobasileus-croceus.
- ↑ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
- ↑ 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. 326–327. ISBN 9788181714954.
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