Odonata of Bangladesh
List of Species
- Anisoptera (57)
- Aeshnidae (6)
- Gomphidae (5)
- Libellulidae (45)
- Acisoma (1)
- Aethriamanta (1)
- Brachydiplax (3)
- Brachythemis (1)
- Bradinopyga (1)
- Camacinia (1)
- Cratilla (1)
- Crocothemis (1)
- Diplacodes (2)
- Hydrobasileus (1)
- Indothemis (2)
- Lathrecista (1)
- Lyriothemis (1)
- Macrodiplax (1)
- Neurothemis (3)
- Onychothemis (1)
- Orthetrum (7)
- Palpopleura (1)
- Pantala (1)
- Potamarcha (1)
- Rhodothemis (1)
- Rhyothemis (3)
- Tetrathemis (1)
- Tholymis (1)
- Tramea (2)
- Trithemis (3)
- Urothemis (1)
- Zyxomma (1)
- Macromiidae (1)
- Zygoptera (45)
Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) — Fulvous Forest Skimmer
Male
Male
- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Neurothemis
- Species:
- Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)
- Common name:
- Fulvous Forest Skimmer
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- All year round
- Local Distribution:
- All over the country
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
- Identification Key:
- Wings broadly dark reddish-brown with neuration very close. Wings dark reddish-brown from base to about middle of pterostigma, apex of wings also narrowly opaque brown to partly enclose a clear window in each wing at apex.
- Distinguishing Feature:
- The clear uncolored apices of wings will serve to distinguish it from other species, and the female equally well by the uniform golden-amber tint of the ground color of the wings, with or without clear apex in fore-wing.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 23.5 mm
Female: 22 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 29.5 mm
Female: 29 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Dark reddish brown
Female: Yellowish brown - Eye Color:
- Male: Reddish brown above golden brown below
Female: Pale brown
- COI Gene:
>gi|385654615|gb|JN817427.1| Neurothemis fulvia voucher MZDF04 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
AGAGTTTTAATTCGCATTGAATTAGGACAACCCGGATCATTAATTGGGGATGACCAGATTTATAATGTAATTGTCACTGCCCACGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTCATGGTAATGCCCATTATAATTGGTGGTTTCGGTAACTGGCTAGTCCCACTGATACTCGGAGCACCTGACATGGCTTTCCCGCGACTTAATAACATAAGATTTTGACTTCTACCACCCTCTTTTACTTTATTATTAGCTAGAAGTTTAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCAGGAACGGGGTGAACAGTATATCCCCCCCTAGCAGGAGCCATTGCACATGCCGGGGCATCTGTAGATTTAACAATTTTTTCACTTCATCTGGCAGGGGTTTCATCAATTCTGGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTACCACAGTAATTAATATAAAGTCTCCTGGAATAAAACTAGATCAATTACCCTTATTTGTATGGGCAGTAGTAATTACTGCAGTACTCCTACTATTGTCTTTACCAGTTCTTGCTGGTGCTATTACAATACTATTAACCGACCGAAATATTAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGAGGTGGTGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTATTCTGATTTTTT
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|Q3LVC0|Q3LVC0_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2 OS=Neurothemis fulvia GN=COII PE=3 SV=1
MATWAQLNFQDATSPMMEQLHYFHDHTMMVLVIITVMVAYIMGAMFFNSNINRNLLDGQKIETAWTILPMFVLIIIAMPSLRLLYLLDEVSEPSITLKTVGHQWYWSYEYSDFKQLEFDSYMIPYNEMEASGFRLLEVDNRTTLPMQTQVRILITAADVLHSWTVPTLGVKVDATPGRLNQTSFFINRPGLFFGQCSEICGANHSFMPIMIESVNIKSFIDWIQNMSEA