Brachydiplax sobrina

Brachydiplax sobrina
	Young adult male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Brachydiplax
Species:	B. sobrina
Binomial name
	Brachydiplax sobrina; (Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
	Brachydiplax gestroi Selys, 1891; Brachydiplax indica Kirby, 1889 ;

Brachydiplax sobrina^[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.^[1]^[3]

Description and habitat

It is a small dragonfly with dark-brown eyes. Its thorax is yellowish-brown, with black metallic markings. All marks are obscured by bluish-white pruinescence in adults. Abdomen is black on dorsum, marked with broad yellow spots on the sides in sub-adults and tenerals. All the marks are obscured by blue pruinescence in adults. Female is similar to the teneral male.^[4]

It breeds in marshes, ditches, and ponds.^[5]^[4]^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Dow, R.A. (2009). "Brachydiplax sobrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163643A5628807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163643A5628807.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
^ 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. 308–309. ISBN 9788181714954.
^ ^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. 325–327.
^ "Brachydiplax sobrina Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 434.
^ "Brachydiplax sobrina Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Dow, R.A. (2009). "Brachydiplax sobrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163643A5628807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163643A5628807.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[wol-2] Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.

[atlas-3] 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. 308–309. ISBN 9788181714954.

[Fraser-4] 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. 325–327.

[5] "Brachydiplax sobrina Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

[Fraser-WG-6] C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 434.

[7] "Brachydiplax sobrina Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

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Brachydiplax sobrina

Description and habitat

References

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