Urothemis aliena
Red baron | |
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Male, Cairns, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Urothemis |
Species: | U. aliena
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Binomial name | |
Urothemis aliena | |
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Urothemis aliena, commonly called the red baron,[3] is a species of dragonfly found in northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea. It is a member of the family Libellulidae.[4][5] It inhabits riverine lagoons and ponds.
Urothemis aliena is a medium-sized dragonfly (wingspan 85mm, length 45mm) with a bright red body and two dark spots on segments eight and nine of its abdomen. The hindwing has a dark triangular-shaped reddish-brown mark at the base. Its Australian distribution is from Broome, Western Australia along the north of the continent to the southern Queensland border.[3]
Gallery[]
Male
Male in obelisk position
Male wings
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References[]
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Urothemis aliena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87535319A87540054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535319A87540054.en.
- ^ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden (in French). 3: 289–323 [305] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 254. ISBN 0643090738.
- ^ "Species Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Libellulidae
- Odonata of Australia
- Insects of New Guinea
- Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
- Insects described in 1878