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Spine-tufted Skimmer

Orthetrum chrysis

Photo by zepcheok
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Field Notes

Description:

Fully red thorax (some other species have black tips), with a dark red "snout". Otherwise mostly black.

Habitat:

Alexandra Hospital butterfly trail.

Reference Links:

Dragonflies and damselflies of Thailand: 49. Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)

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