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)
Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) — Yellow-Tailed Ashy Skimmer
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- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Potamarcha
- Species:
- Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)
- Common name:
- Yellow-Tailed Ashy 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:
- Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 30.5 mm
Female: 30 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 34 mm
Female: 35 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Dark reddish brown
Female: Brown - Eye Color:
- Male: Reddish brown bluish grey
Female: Pale brown
- Description:
- Potamarcha congener is one the most common dragonflies of Bangladesh, found all over the country. Often seen perching on the reeds of the ponds, jungles and even in the villages.
- Male Description:
- The adult males are black yellow in color. The thorax and the abdominal segments 11-4 are blue, pruinosed. abdominal segments 5-9 has lateral blue stripe, legs and anal appendages are black. The male has yellow stripe on the dorsal side of the abdominal segments 1-9.
- Female Description:
- The females are like juvenile males, however they can be distinguished by the swollen segment 9 and anal appendages.
- COI Gene:
>gi|440656309|gb|KC122230.1| Potamarcha obscura voucher MZDF11 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
ATTTTCGGAATTTGATCAGGAATAGTAGGAACATCTTTAAGATTACTAATTCGAACTGAATTAGGAAACCCAGGATTTCTAATTGGAGACGATCAAATTTATAATACTATTGTAACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGATTAGTGCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTCCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTCCCTCCTTCATTAACTTTATTAATTTCAAGAAGAATTGTAGAAAATGGAGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTGTACCCCCCACTTTCATCTAACATTGCTCATAGAGGTTCTTCAGTAGATTTAGCCATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCCATTAATTTTATTACAACTATTATTAATATACGTATTAGAAATATATCATTTGACCAAATACCATTATTTGTATGAGCTGTAGGAATCACAGCTTTACTTTTATTACTATCATTGCCAGTTCTAGCAGGTGCAATTACAATACTTTTAACAGACCGAAATTTAAATACTTCATTTTTTGACCCAGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCAATTCTTTACCAACACTTGTTTTGATTTTTTGGGCACCCAGAAGTTTA
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|A0A1B1S642|A0A1B1S642_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Potamarcha obscura GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
MVGTSLSLLIRTELGNPGFLIGDDQIYNTIVTAHAFIMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRMNNMSFWLLPPSLTLLISSSIVENGAGTGWTVYPPLSSNIAHSGSSVDLAIFSLHLAGISSILGAINFITTIINMRISNMSFDQMPLFVWAVGITALLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNLNTSFFDPAGGGDPILYQHLFWFF