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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867
(Subfamily: Trameinae Tillyard, 1917)
29. Rhyothemis variegata variegata
(Linnaeus, 1763)
English Name
Common Picture Wing.
Description
Medium-sized dragonfl y with butterfl y-like yellow and brown wing.
Male: Abdomen 23.0–25.0, hindwing 33.0–
36.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ),
abdn. 24.0, fwing. 52.0, hwing. 32.0 mm (Prasad
1996a , b ).
Female: Abdomen 20.0–22.0, hindwing 28.0–
37.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Pichola Lake, Udaipur; Keoladeo National Park,
Bharatpur; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi district; Thar Desert.
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh,
Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Dadra and Nagar
Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir,
Jharkhand, Karaikal, Karnataka (Bangalore),
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha,
Puducherry (Mahe, Yanam), Punjab, Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun
dist.), Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar (main), Nepal, Sri Lanka
and Thailand.
Habitat
It is found in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, marshes,
paddy fi elds, irrigation canals etc.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Tholymis Hagen, 1867
(Subfamily: Trameinae Tillyard, 1917)
30. Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)
English Names
Coral-Tailed Cloud Wing, Crepuscular Darter,
Evening Skimmer, Foggy-Winged Twister, Old
World Twister, Twister.
Description
Medium-sized red dragonfl y with brown and
white patch on hindwing.
Male: Abdomen 28.0–33.0, hindwing 33.0–
37.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ),
abdn. 30.0, fwing. 34.5, hwing. 34.0 mm (Prasad
1996a , b ).
Female: Abdomen 27.0–31.0, hindwing 31.0–
37.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ),
abdn. 26.0, fwing. 31.5, hwing. 31.0 mm (Prasad
2004b ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi district; Jodhpur; Kumbhalgarh
Wildlife Sanctuary.
India
Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi, Gujarat
(Surat dist.), Himachal Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra (Sanjay Gandhi National
Park), Punjab (Hoshiarpur dist.), Uttarakhand
(Dehra Dun dist.), Uttar Pradesh and West
Bengal.
Habitat
It is very common across much of south-east Asia
and locally very common in southern Africa;
moreover it is under-recorded due to its crepuscular behaviour.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Tramea Hagen, 1861
(Subfamily: Trameinae Tillyard, 1917)
A. Husain
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867
(Subfamily: Trameinae Tillyard, 1917)
29. Rhyothemis variegata variegata
(Linnaeus, 1763)
English Name
Common Picture Wing.
Description
Medium-sized dragonfl y with butterfl y-like yellow and brown wing.
Male: Abdomen 23.0–25.0, hindwing 33.0–
36.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ),
abdn. 24.0, fwing. 52.0, hwing. 32.0 mm (Prasad
1996a , b ).
Female: Abdomen 20.0–22.0, hindwing 28.0–
37.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Pichola Lake, Udaipur; Keoladeo National Park,
Bharatpur; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi district; Thar Desert.
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh,
Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Dadra and Nagar
Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir,
Jharkhand, Karaikal, Karnataka (Bangalore),
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha,
Puducherry (Mahe, Yanam), Punjab, Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand (Dehra Dun
dist.), Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Elsewhere
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar (main), Nepal, Sri Lanka
and Thailand.
Habitat
It is found in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, marshes,
paddy fi elds, irrigation canals etc.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Tholymis Hagen, 1867
(Subfamily: Trameinae Tillyard, 1917)
30. Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)
English Names
Coral-Tailed Cloud Wing, Crepuscular Darter,
Evening Skimmer, Foggy-Winged Twister, Old
World Twister, Twister.
Description
Medium-sized red dragonfl y with brown and
white patch on hindwing.
Male: Abdomen 28.0–33.0, hindwing 33.0–
37.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ),
abdn. 30.0, fwing. 34.5, hwing. 34.0 mm (Prasad
1996a , b ).
Female: Abdomen 27.0–31.0, hindwing 31.0–
37.0 mm (Fraser 1936 ; Subramanian 2009 ),
abdn. 26.0, fwing. 31.5, hwing. 31.0 mm (Prasad
2004b ).
Distribution
Rajasthan
Thar Desert; in and around Mount Abu Wildlife
Sanctuary, Sirohi district; Jodhpur; Kumbhalgarh
Wildlife Sanctuary.
India
Chhattisgarh (Bastar dist.), Delhi, Gujarat
(Surat dist.), Himachal Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra (Sanjay Gandhi National
Park), Punjab (Hoshiarpur dist.), Uttarakhand
(Dehra Dun dist.), Uttar Pradesh and West
Bengal.
Habitat
It is very common across much of south-east Asia
and locally very common in southern Africa;
moreover it is under-recorded due to its crepuscular behaviour.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Genus: Tramea Hagen, 1861
(Subfamily: Trameinae Tillyard, 1917)
A. Husain