The Spine-tufted skimmer, or brown-backed red marsh hawk,[2][3] (Orthetrum chrysis)[4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries.[5][1][2][3][6]
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^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. 349–350. ISBN 9788181714954.
The Spine-tufted skimmer, or brown-backed red marsh hawk, (Orthetrumchrysis) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in...
Orthetrum is a large genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly referred to as skimmers. The size of adults within the genus ranges...
These dragonflies are rather similar to Orthetrumchrysis, but O. testaceum is more reddish, while O. chrysis has a reddish brown thorax. The males regularly...
pruinescence and purple colored abdomen. Young males have red abdomen as in Orthetrumchrysis. Females of both species look similar. It breeds in ponds, lakes and...