Orthetrum glaucum explained

Orthetrum glaucum is an Asian dragonfly species, common across much of tropical and subtropical Asia. The common name for this species is blue marsh hawk.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description and habitat

It is a medium sized dragonfly with dark face and greenish blue eyes. The thorax of old males are dark blue due to pruinescence. Its wings are transparent with dark amber-yellow tint in the extreme base. Its abdomen is pruinosed with blue color up to segment 8; last two segments are black. It breeds in marshes associated with forest streams, plantations and canals.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. 2005.
2. Web site: Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865. India Biodiversity Portal. 2017-02-15.
3. Web site: Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865. Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. 2017-02-15.
4. Book: K.A. . Subramanian . K.G. . Emiliyamma . R. . Babu . C. . Radhakrishnan . S.S. . Talmale . Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India . 2018 . Zoological Survey of India . 9788181714954. 351–352.
5. Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London. 1936. 307-309.
6. Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. 1924. 433.