Rhodothemis rufa

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Spine – Legged Redbolt
Rufous Marsh Glider Rhodothemis rufa Male.jpg
male

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Rhodothemis
Species:
R. rufa
Binomial name
Rhodothemis rufa
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Crocothemis cruentata Hagen-Selys, 1878
  • Libellula oblita Rambur, 1842
  • Libellula rufa Rambur, 1842

The spine–legged redbolt, also known as rufous marsh glider,[2][3] and common redbolt, (Rhodothemis rufa)[4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries.[5][1][6]

Description and habitat[]

It is a medium sized dragonfly with red eyes, thorax and abdomen. But young males and females have a mid-dorsal citron-yellow stripe in the pro-thorax and a citron-yellow stripe on mid-dorsum of the abdominal segments. These marks get obscured by pruinescence in adult males. Color of female is brown. It breeds in open ponds, marshes and lakes.[7][8][2][3]

  • juvenile male

  • female

See also[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dow, R.A. (2009). "Rhodothemis rufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163598A5621290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163598A5621290.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rhodothemis rufa Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  3. ^ a b "Rhodothemis rufa Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. ^ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  5. ^ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  6. ^ 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. 370–371. ISBN 9788181714954.
  7. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 368-369.
  8. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 438.

External links[]

Data related to Rhodothemis rufa at Wikispecies

Media related to Rhodothemis rufa at Wikimedia Commons


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