Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984 is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984 (Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984)
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Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984

Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984

Orthetrum serapia is a medium-sized dragonfly that strongly resembles the related species Orthetrum sabina.

Family
Genus
Orthetrum
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984

Orthetrum serapia (Watson, 1984) is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan ranging from 60 to 85 millimeters. Its wings are clear, with the only exception being a small dark spot at the base of the hindwing. The thorax ranges in color from greenish to greyish yellow and has black markings. The abdomen is black, and it has pale yellow or pale green markings. This species looks very similar to Orthetrum sabina, and the two can be confused with each other in areas where their ranges overlap in north-eastern Australia.

Photo: (c) Erland Refling Nielsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Libellulidae Orthetrum

More from Libellulidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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