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Broad scarlet

Crocothemis servilia

Photo by Piali Bopanna
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Field Notes

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Notes:

Found in the western ghats

Species ID Suggestions

Dragonfly

Crocothemis erythraea

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Alexander Beltrán
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Comments (4)
MartinL
The larvae of dragonflies are aquatic. We call them mudeyes. They molt as a larva several times, maybe five. The final molt produces an exuvia like this http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8307390 and the winged adult will not molt again.
taka.ita
Crocothemis servilia makes more sense for India.

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PublishedJanuary 13, 2012

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