Cratilla lineata

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Line forest-skimmer
Cratilla lineata male 2 by kadavoor.jpg
Male
Cratilla lineata female by kadavoor.jpg
Female

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Cratilla
Species:
C. lineata
Binomial name
Cratilla lineata
(Brauer, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Cratilla calverti Förster, 1903

Cratilla lineata,[2] the line forest-skimmer, emerald-banded skimmer[3][4] or pale-faced forest-skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries.[1][3][4][5]

Description and habitat[]

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with metallic-blue frons and brown-capped grey eyes. Its thorax is bronze-black, marked with yellow. There is a mid-dorsal carina, and an anterior and a posterior stripes narrowly separated and very irregular in shapes. There are four stripes on each side, the first and third rather broad, the others narrow. Abdomen is black, marked with bright ochreous-yellow. Segments 1 and 2 have moderately broad lateral and mid-dorsal stripes. Segments 3 to 8 have fine stripes bordering the ventral borders of segments and mid-dorsal carina. Arial appendages are black. Female is similar to the male.[6]

It is commonly found in forested areas in lowland and montane regions. Prefers to breed in shaded muddy pools and marshes in forest.[6][7][8]

Subspecies[]

Three subspecies are recognized.[9]

  • Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953
  • Cratilla lineata calverti Foerster, 1903
  • Cratilla lineata lineata Brauer, 1878

See also[]

  • List of odonates of Sri Lanka
  • List of odonates of India
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References[]

  1. ^ a b Wilson, K.D.P. (2020). "Cratilla lineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T167160A176225947. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T167160A176225947.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Cratilla lineata Brauer, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  4. ^ a b "Cratilla lineata Brauer, 1878". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  5. ^ 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. 314–315. ISBN 9788181714954.
  6. ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Odonata Volume III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 286-288.
  7. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 431.
  8. ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  9. ^ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01

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