Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Odonata
- family
- Libellulidae
- genus
- Brachythemis
- species
- Brachythemis contaminata
Abstract
Brachythemis contaminata, ditch jewel, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries.Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
Description and habitat
Brachythemis contaminata on Nelumbo nucifera leaf, in a pond
It is a small dragonfly with brown-capped yellowish-green eyes. Its thorax is olivaceous-brown, marked with a reddish-brown humeral stripe and two brownish stripes on each side. Wings are transparent; but with a broad bright orange fascia extending from base to within 2 to 3 cells of reddish pterostigma. Abdomen is ochreous-red, marked with dorsal and sub-dorsal brown stripes. Anal appendages are in reddish-brown. Female is similar to the male; but in pale yellowish-green color. Wings are transparent, tinted with yellow at extreme base;, but the bright orange fascia seen in the male absent. It breeds in weedy ponds, lakes, and slowly moving streams; especially in sluggish waters. It is very common along sewage canals, tanks, ponds and ditches.
Brachythemis contaminata-female.jpg|Female, [[Thailand]] Brachythemis contaminata-male.jpg|Male, [[Thailand]] Brachythemis contaminata-male teneral.jpg|Teneral male, [[Thailand]]
It is a small dragonfly with brown-capped yellowish-green eyes. Its thorax is olivaceous-brown, marked with a reddish-brown humeral stripe and two brownish stripes on each side. Wings are transparent; but with a broad bright orange fascia extending from base to within 2 to 3 cells of reddish pterostigma. Abdomen is ochreous-red, marked with dorsal and sub-dorsal brown stripes. Anal appendages are in reddish-brown. Female is similar to the male; but in pale yellowish-green color. Wings are transparent, tinted with yellow at extreme base;, but the bright orange fascia seen in the male absent. It breeds in weedy ponds, lakes, and slowly moving streams; especially in sluggish waters. It is very common along sewage canals, tanks, ponds and ditches.
Brachythemis contaminata-female.jpg|Female, [[Thailand]] Brachythemis contaminata-male.jpg|Male, [[Thailand]] Brachythemis contaminata-male teneral.jpg|Teneral male, [[Thailand]]
Name
- Synonyms
- Libellula truncatula Rambur, 1842
- Homonyms
- Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)
- Common names
- Ditch jewel in English