Rhyothemis graphiptera: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Genus
- Rhyothemis
- Species
- Rhyothemis graphiptera
- Scientific Name
- Rhyothemis graphiptera
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rhyothemis graphiptera
Rhyothemis graphiptera, known as the graphic flutterer or banded flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. It is found across northern Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and New Caledonia. Rhyothemis extends from Africa to the western Pacific.
The flight of the genus Rhyothemis is usually fluttering. Rhyothemis graphiptera, a medium-sized dragonfly (wingspan 70mm, length 35mm), inhabits lagoons, lakes, ponds and swamps. The abdomen is dark and the wings are brownish-yellow with dark mottled markings. The taxon has been assessed for the IUCN Red List as being of least concern, and is noted in the Catalog of Life.
...Rhyothemis graphiptera in languages:
- English
- Graphic Flutterer
- English
- Banded Flutterer
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Rhyothemis aterrima
- Rhyothemis braganza
- Rhyothemis cognata
- Rhyothemis fenestrina
- Rhyothemis fulgens
- Rhyothemis fuliginosa
- Rhyothemis graphiptera
- Rhyothemis hurleyi
- Rhyothemis mariposa
- Rhyothemis notata
- Rhyothemis obsolescens
- Rhyothemis phyllis
- Rhyothemis plutonia
- Rhyothemis princeps
- Rhyothemis pygmaea
- Rhyothemis regia
- Rhyothemis resplendens
- Rhyothemis rita
- Rhyothemis semihyalina
- Rhyothemis severini
- Rhyothemis splendens
- Rhyothemis triangularis
- Rhyothemis variegata































































































































































