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SCARLET MARSH HAWK (female)

Aethriamanta brevipennis

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Field Notes

Description:

Small dragonfly with black thorax and broad scarlet abdomen. female is of same shape as male but golden olive with black bands on abdomen. Have colonised urban areas, where they frequent lily ponds and show a liking for perching on wires or cloth lines.

Habitat:

Overgrown weedy lakes and ponds.

Notes:

Distributed along Western Ghats, North East India and parts of South East Asia.

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Bio-Diversity of Western Ghats
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PublishedJune 30, 2013

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