OTHER NAMES: Rufous Marsh Glider, Common Redbolt, Ruby Darter
Latin Etymology: Rhodothemis (?) rufa ("red")
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Length: 31mm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A common dragonfly of much of South-East Asia, despite the name, only the male is red, white the female is brown with a distinctive white stripe running from the tip of it's tail up it's back. The spine-legged redbolt can be found in fairly disturbed habitats such as the parks in the centre of Kuala Lumpur.
Related Species:
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Rhodothemis
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
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