About Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839)
Trithemis aurora is a small dragonfly species with strong visual differences between mature males and females. Males have a reddish-brown face, with crimson eyes on the upper surface and brown eyes on the sides. Their thorax is red, covered in fine purple pruinescence. The male abdomen, which has a swollen base, is crimson with a faint violet tint. Males have transparent wings with crimson veins; each wing base has a broad amber patch, the wing spots are dark reddish-brown, and the legs are black. Females have an olivaceous or bright reddish-brown face, with purplish-brown eyes above and grey eyes below. The female thorax is olivaceous, marked with a brown median stripe and black lateral stripes. The female abdomen is reddish-brown, with black markings along the midline and sides. These black markings join together at the end of each abdominal segment, surrounding a small reddish-brown spot. Females have transparent wings with brown tips; the veins range from bright yellow to brown, the basal amber markings are pale, the wing spots are dark brown, and the legs are dark grey with narrow yellow stripes. This species is commonly found in weedy tanks, ponds, marshes, channels, and slow-flowing streams and rivers in lowland and mid-hill areas. It breeds in streams, rivers, canals, ponds, and tanks.
