Urothemis aliena

Urothemis aliena
Male, Cairns, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Urothemis
Species: U.aliena
Binomial name
Urothemis aliena
(Selys, 1878)

Urothemis aliena, commonly called the Red baron, is species of dragonfly found in northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea. It is a member of the family Libellulidae. It inhabits riverine lagoons and ponds. They are medium-sized dragonflies (wingspan 85mm, length 45mm) with a bright red body and two dark spots on segments eight and nine of the abdomen. The hindwing has a dark triangular-shaped reddish-brown mark at the base. Its Australian distribution is from Broome, Western Australia along the north of the continent to the southern Queensland border.[1] The taxon has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.

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References

  1. Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO. p. 254. ISBN 0643090738.
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