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Tholymis tillarga,[3] the coral-tailed cloudwing,[4][5] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[6] It is found from tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.[1][7][8][9][10] Common names include old world twister, evening skimmer, crepuscular darter, foggy-winged twister and twister.[1][11]

Description and habitat

It is a medium sized dragonfly with reddish eyes, yellowish red thorax and coral red abdomen. Its wings are transparent; but hind wings have a golden-brown patch in the base, bordered by a cloudy-white patch. Female is brown and lacks the cloudy-white patch in the hind-wings.[12][13]

It is a migrant with a permanent presence in humid parts of the tropics. It breeds in standing water-bodies; and prefers weedy ponds, swamps and lakes. They are active at dusk and dawn, as well as during cloudy days.[12][4][5]

Gallery

  • Male showing white patches in wings
    Male showing white patches in wings
  • Male
    Male
  • Male flying
    Male flying
  • Young male with little colouring in his wings
    Young male with little colouring in his wings
  • Young male viewed from under
    Young male viewed from under
  • Young male
    Young male
  • Young female
    Young female
  • Young female
    Young female
  • Adult female
    Adult female
  • Old female
    Old female
  • Females without white patches in wings
    Females without white patches in wings
  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60048A83382535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae (in Latin). Hafniae : Proft et Storch. pp. 573 [285]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.65803 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  5. ^ a b "Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  6. ^ "Species Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ Wolfgang Schneider (1992). "Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 (Aeshnidae) and Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) (Libellulidae) recorded from off Angola" (PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica. 23 (2): 243–246.
  8. ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 239. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  9. ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  10. ^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 381–382. ISBN 9788181714954.
  11. ^ Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  12. ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 411–413.
  13. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 443-442-443.

External links

Data related to Tholymis tillarga at Wikispecies

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