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Paddyfield Parasol
Neurothemis intermedia
The Paddyfield Parasol, (Neurothemis intermedia) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries. This species is widely distributed, common is some parts of its range, but not generally common. This dragonfly is usually found in grasslands and other similar open habitats. Four subspecies are recognized.
From the article Neurothemis intermedia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a yellowish red dragonfly with reddish brown eyes. It has a broad basal amber-yellow marking at base of all wings. Its abdomen is reddish with a ventro-lateral brownish stripe interrupted at apical end of segments 3 to 8. Young males and females are more yellowish red. It is more common at sea level all along the coast but becoming rare in the hills.
Wikipedia: “Description and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 107004.