''Tholymis tillarga'', the coral-tailed cloudwing, 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 from tropical

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and the

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. Common names include old world twister, evening skimmer, crepuscular darter, foggy-winged twister and twister.

Description and habitat

It is a medium sized dragonfly with reddish eyes, yellowish red thorax and coral red abdomen. Its wings are transparent; but hind wings have a golden-brown patch in the base, bordered by a cloudy-white patch. Female is brown and lacks the cloudy-white patch in the hind-wings. It is a migrant with a permanent presence in humid parts of the tropics. It breeds in standing water-bodies; and prefers weedy ponds, swamps and lakes. They are active at dusk and dawn, as well as during cloudy days.

Gallery

Tholymis tillarga male by kadavoor 02.jpg, Male showing white patches in wings Coral-tailed Cloud Wing (Tholymis tillarga) male. (38590338830).jpg, Male Coral Tailed Cloud Wing (Tholymis tillarga) male.,പവിഴവാലന്‍. (23818772352).jpg, Male flying Tholymis tillarga young male by kadavoor 01.jpg, Young male with little colouring in his wings Tholymis tillarga young male by kadavoor 02.jpg, Young male viewed from under Tholymis tillarga male - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg, Young male Diplacodes haematodes or the scarlet pecher dragonfly.JPG, Young female Tholymis tillarga female 2.jpg, Young female Twister (Tholymis tillarga) female (16771052901).jpg, Adult female Tholymis tillarga 3.jpg, Old female Coral-tailed cloud wing 01.JPG, Females without white patches in wings Tholymis tillarga female wings (35272570816).jpg, Female wings Tholymis tillarga male wings (35272574606).jpg, Male wings

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1317887 Libellulidae Odonata of Africa Odonata of Asia Odonata of Australia Insects of India Insects of New Guinea Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius Insects described in 1798

Description and habitat

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