''Cratilla lineata'',
the line forest-skimmer, emerald-banded skimmer
[ or pale-faced forest-skimmer, is a species of ]dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
in the family Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev ...
. It is found in many Asian countries.
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with metallic-blue frons and brown-capped grey eyes. Its thorax is bronze-black, marked with yellow. There is a mid-dorsal carina, and an anterior and a posterior stripes narrowly separated and very irregular in shapes. There are four stripes on each side, the first and third rather broad, the others narrow. Abdomen is black, marked with bright ochreous-yellow. Segments 1 and 2 have moderately broad lateral and mid-dorsal stripes. Segments 3 to 8 have fine stripes bordering the ventral borders of segments and mid-dorsal carina. Arial appendages are black. Female is similar to the male.[
It is commonly found in forested areas in lowland and montane regions. Prefers to breed in shaded muddy pools and marshes in forest.]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized.[''Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World''. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01]
* ''Cratilla lineata assidua'' Lieftinck, 1953
* ''Cratilla lineata calverti'' Foerster, 1903
* ''Cratilla lineata lineata'' Brauer, 1878
See also
* List of odonates of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are approximately 2 million known species of arthropods, and this number continues ...
* List of odonates of India
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
* List of odonata of Kerala
References
lineata.html World Dragonflies
Animal diversity web
Query Results
External links
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Libellulidae
Insects described in 1878
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