''Macrodiplax cora'', the coastal glider, also known as wandering pennant, and Cora’s pennant, 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 ...

Description

An adult male ''Macrodiplax cora'' is a medium-sized dragonfly (length 45mm, wingspan 75mm) with a red abdomen, dorsally marked with black patches on each segment. The female abdomen is less brightly colored. The

synthorax The thorax is the midsection ( tagma) of the hexapod body (insects and entognathans). It holds the head, legs, wings and abdomen. It is also called mesosoma or cephalothorax in other arthropods. It is formed by the prothorax, mesothorax and met ...

is a brownish color and may be

hirsute Hirsutism is excessive body hair on parts of the body where hair is normally absent or minimal. The word is from early 17th century: from Latin ''hirsutus'' meaning "hairy". It usually refers to a "male" pattern of hair growth in a female that ...

. The wings are clear except for a yellowish patch at the base of the hind wing. Its bi-colored legs and hourglass shaped black patches on the abdominal segments will help to easily distinguish them from other red colored dragonflies.

Distribution and habitat

The species undertakes migration and may be nomadic, and is thus widespread in tropical

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and

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologica ...

. It occurs in

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...

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and a variety of Indian and Pacific Oceans Islands. It prefers coastal lagoons, estuaries and swamps, as it is somewhat salt-tolerant.

Gallery

Macrodiplax cora male face.jpg, Male perching Macrodiplax cora (5).jpg, Female perching Macrodiplax cora 7878.jpg, Male, Leichhardt Falls, Queensland Macrodiplax cora female wings (34216272634).jpg, Female wings Macrodiplax cora male wings (34928379691).jpg, Male wings

References

External links

Animal diversity web

Query Results

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2773826 Libellulidae Odonata of Oceania Odonata of Asia Odonata of Australia Insects of Australia Insects of Indonesia Insects of Southeast Asia Insects of India Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup Insects described in 1867

Description

Distribution and habitat

Gallery

See also

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