- Neurothemis tullia
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Pied Paddy Skimmer Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata Suborder: Anisoptera Family: Libellulidae Genus: Neurothemis Species: N. tullia Binomial name Neurothemis tullia
(Drury, 1773)The Pied Paddy Skimmer (Neurothemis tullia) is a species of dragonfly found in south and south-east Asia. It appears in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The species is fairly common, with a black body and black and white wings with transparent tips.
References
- Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf.
- "Neurothemis tullia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2007. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/163754. Retrieved 05 January 2011.
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