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Blue-tailed Forest Hawk
Orthetrum triangulare
Orthetrum triangulare is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. It is usually found in hilly and montane areas, and breeds in small ponds and marshy areas, and is tolerant of disturbance. The common name for this species is blue-tailed forest hawk. Two subspecies of Orthetrum triangulare are currently recognised, the nominate subspecies and O. t. malaccense.
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Description
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with dark face and bluish eyes. Its thorax is also black with a broad apple green stripe on both sides. Segments 1-2 and 8–10 in the abdomen are black and the remaining segments are pruinosed with azure blue. It is usually found in marshes associated with hill streams where it breeds.
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 107981.