Tramea limbata (Desjardins, 1832) — Ferrugineus Glider, Voyaging Glider
- Suborder:
- Anisoptera
- Family:
- Libellulidae
- Genus:
- Tramea
- Species:
- Tramea limbata (Desjardins, 1832)
- Common name:
- Ferrugineus Glider, Voyaging Glider
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Rare
- Flight Seasons:
- June - December
- Local Distribution:
- Dhaka, Chittagong
- Global Distribution:
- Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nepal, Oman, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Identification Key:
- Hamule much longer and greatly overlapping lobe; only a single black spot of variable size at base of hind-wing. Black spot in hind-wing confined to base, very narrow, not invading base of anal loop.
- Distinguishing Feature:
- The very dark, sharply-defined basal marking in hind-wing, not surrounded by a golden-yellow areola, will serve to distinguish it from T. basilaris and T. virginia
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 34 mm
Female: 32 mm
- Wing Size:
- Male: 45 mm
Female: 44.5 mm
- Wing Spot:
- Male: Dark brown
Female: Brown
- Eye Color:
- Male: Dark brown above olive below
Female: Dark brown above olive below
- COI Gene:
>KX055147.1 Tramea limbata voucher sc_09880 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
AACGTTATACTTAATTTTTGGAGCTTGAGCCGGAATAATTGGTACAGCCCTAAGAGTTTTAATTCGAATTGAGCTAGGTCAACCAGGATCTCTAATTGGTGATGACCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTAACTGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGTTTTGGTAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAATACTAGGGGCTCCTGATATGGCCTTCCCACGATTAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCTTTTACATTACTTTTGGCTAGAAGTATGGTAGAAAGTGGGGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTACCCCCCATTAGCAGGAGCTATTGCTCATGCTGGTGCATCTGTTGATTTAACTATTTTCTCATTACATTTAGCAGGTGTATCATCAATTTTAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACAGTAATCAATATAAAATCCCCCGGGATAAGTATTGATCAACTACCATTATTTGTATGGGCAGTAGTAATTACTGCAGTATTACTTTTATTATCACTACCAGTATTAGCTGGTGCTATTACCATACTTCTAACTGATCGAAATATTAATACCTCATTCTTCGATCCAGCAGGAGGTGGAGACCCAATTCTATACCAACACTTATTT
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|A0A1U9GWC9|A0A1U9GWC9_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Tramea limbata GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
TLYLIFGAWAGMIGTALSVLIRIELGQPGSLIGDDQIYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSFTLLLASSMVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTVINMKSPGMSIDQLPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPILYQHLF