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Odonata > Anisoptera > Libelluloidea > Libellulidae > Orthetrum

Orthetrum spp Newman, 1833 – Marsh Hawks

Taxonomic Notes:

Currently, 15 species of Orthetrum occur in India (Kalkman et al. 2020). This page contains images of Orthetrum species that have not yet been identified up to species level.

Early Stages:
Indian Distribution (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult odonate observations that have been databased on this site:
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andhra Pradesh
1
Arunachal Pradesh
3
Assam
1
1
Jammu and Kashmir
2
2
Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory
1
Karnataka
1
Kerala
1
1
Maharashtra
1
1
Tamil Nadu
1
1
Uttarakhand
2
2
2
2
All states
1
1
1
4
4
2
3
5
4
1
References:

Kalkman VJ, Babu R, Bedjanič M, Conniff K, Gyeltshen T, Khan MK, Subramanian KA, Zia A, Orr A. (2020). Checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 4849(1): 1–75.
doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4849.1.1


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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2023. Orthetrum spp Newman, 1833 – Marsh Hawks. In Joshi, S., P. Dawn, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Odonata of India, v. 1.57. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/845/Orthetrum-spp
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