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Orthetrum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839) — Orange Skimmer

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Male

Suborder:
Anisoptera
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Orthetrum
Species:
Orthetrum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)
Common name:
Orange Skimmer
Global IUCN status:
Least Concern
Eco-system:
Terrestrial, Freshwater
Abundance:
Uncommon
Flight Seasons:
June - October
Local Distribution:
Sylhet, Chittagong
Global Distribution:
Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
Identification Key:
Lamina of genitalia naked; basal spot of hind-wing large, extending to second antenodal and tornal angle of wing.
Distinguishing Feature:
The large lobe of the prothorax serves to separate it from Grocothemis servilia and the venation of the discoidal field of fore-wing from Rhodothemis rufa.
COI Gene:
>MF774542.1 Orthetrum testaceum isolate Jhang 8 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial 

TCTACTAATCATAAGGATATTGGAACCTTATACTTAATTTTTGGAGCTTGGGCAGGAATAATTGGAACTGCATTAAGTATATTAATTCGAATTGAACTTGGTCAACCTGGTTCCTTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACTGCACATGCATTTGTTATAATTTTCTTCATAGTTATGCCTATTATAATTGGAGGTTTTGGAAACTGACTTGTACCTTTAATATTAGGTGCACCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGACTTAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCTCCTTCATTTACCTTATTACTAGCAAGTAGTATAGTTGAAAGCGGTGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCCCTTGCAGGAGCAATTGCTCATGCTGGAGCATCTGTAGATTTAACAATTTTTTCTTTACACCTTGCTGGTGTATCTTCCATTTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAGTAATTAATATAAAATCACCAGGTATAAAGCTAGATCAAATACCTTTATTTGTATGAGCAGTAGTAATTACAGCTGTATTACTACTTTTATCCTTACCAGTACTTGCAGGAGCAATTACTATACTCTTAACAGATCGAAATATTAATACTTCTTTCTTTGATCCTGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATT
CO1 Protein:
>AVK43024.1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I, partial (mitochondrion) [Orthetrum testaceum] 

STNHKDIGTLYLIFGAWAGMIGTALSMLIRIELGQPGSLIGDDQIYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLASSMVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMKLDQMPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPI
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