Neurothemis tullia
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Speciesbox Neurothemis tullia,[1] the pied paddy skimmer,[2][3] is a species of dragonfly found in south and south-east Asia. It appears in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam.[4][5]
Description and habitat
It is a black dragonfly with a pale yellow mid-dorsal carina of thorax. Wings are hyaline for apical half and opaque steely blue-black for basal half which is bordered by a milky white patch towards the tip. Females differ remarkably from the males both in body-colouring and markings and in marking of the wings. Its body is greenish yellow with a bright yellow mid-dorsal carina of thorax. Base of wings are amber yellow followed by a blackish brown patch. Apices of all wings are broadly opaque blackish brown and the remaining halves are pale yellow.[6][7][8][2][3]
It breeds in marshes, well vegetated ponds, lakes and rice fields. It perches very close to ground and its flight is very weak.[6][8]
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Mating pair
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See also
References
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