Scarlet Skimmer
The scarlet skimmer or ruddy marsh skimmer, Crocothemis servilia, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Jamaica, Florida, and Hawaii.
| Scarlet skimmer | |
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| C. s. servilia, male | |
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| C. s. mariannae, male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Crocothemis |
| Species: | C. servilia |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) | |
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Subspecies
There are two known subspecies; Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1773) and Crocothemis servilia mariannae Kiauta, 1983. C. s. mariannae lacks the mid-dorsal black stripe.
Description and habitat
It is a medium sized blood-red dragonfly with a thin black line along the mid-dorsal abdomen. Its eyes are blood-red above, purple laterally. Thorax is bright ferruginous, often blood-red on dorsum. Abdomen is blood-red, with a narrow black mid-dorsal carina. Anal appendages are blood-red. Female is similar to the male; but with olivaceous-brown thorax and abdomen. The black mid-dorsal carina is rather broad.
It breeds in ponds, ditches, marshes, open swamps and rice fields.
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A Scarlet Skimmer in Uttarakhand, India
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See also
References
External links
- "Crocothemis servilia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 February 2006.
- Chen et al (2009) Common edible insects and their utilization in China. Entomological Research 39:299-303
- Ying et al (2001) Three edible odonata species and their nutritive value. Forest Research 14:421-424
- Scarlet skimmer at USGS
- Insects as food in China Chen et al (2009)
- Nutritive value Ying et al (2001)
Data related to Crocothemis servilia at Wikispecies
Media related to Crocothemis servilia at Wiki Commons
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