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fulvous forest skimmer

Neurothemis fulvia

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Description:

There were alot of these brightly coloured skimmers in the forest surrounding Kanha jungle lodge, the first one was captured just as the sun was shining on it making it appear such a lovely colour! Skimmers consist of the largest dragonfly family. Many of them are brightly colored, The fulvous forest skimmers are rusty colored, with transparent wing tips. The female looks similar, but with a dull brown shade.

Habitat:

seen in the grounds surrounding Kanha jungle lodge Madhya Pradesh.

Notes:

Thanks to Gatorfellows for the correct ID

Species ID Suggestions

Fulvous Forest Skimmer

Neurothemis fulvia

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Comments (16)
Debbie Stewart
Always the case with a camera :( at least I got the neurothemis bit right :). my spring bulbs are all starting to come into flower now so if it would just stop snowing and raining here I could get out spotting!
gatorfellows
You are very welcome. I love to research odonata. There is such a variety. Managed to see a couple emerge from a pond, but no camera of course. Look forward to seeing your other finds :)
Debbie Stewart
I shall look forward to seeing them :) we get lots of lovely blue dragonflies here so I will try to capture one but they are so quick unlike these that stayed still for ages. Thanks again for the great help.
gatorfellows
A lovely find. I cannot wait to see my Neon skimmers return to the pond. :)
gatorfellows
Check the color of the eyes and head and leg color on your original photos if you can. Wikipedia describes these for N. fulvia.
gatorfellows
N. terminata is common on Borneo, most of Indonesia, the Philippines and less so in Peninsular Malaysia. EOL range map http://eol.org/data_objects/21343598
gatorfellows
http://zsi.gov.in/checklist/Odonata_Indica_151209.pdf Line Item 68is a list of odonata of India. It lists the Neurothemis and N. terminata is not on the list. However N. fulvia (on the list) is and it is a good match including the red edge on the tip of the wing. The paper is a pdf format and has the credentials of who did the survey.
Debbie Stewart
Thanks Carol and Gatorfellows, I think it was actually red as in the second shot but the bright Indian sunshine was just shining on it making it look more of a deep orange! I love its big eyes most :)
Carol Snow Milne
My old account followed you. So I am now a follower. It's fun here! This is so gorgeous. I never saw an orange one here in Pennsylvania.

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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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