Small skimmer

(Orthetrum taeniolatum)

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Description

Orthetrum taeniolatum is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species.The common name for this species is small skimmer.Its range of distribution spreads from eastern Europe to China,and the species itself is locally common throughout the range.It prefers medium to slow-flowing marshy streams.Adults are common around open rocky and sandy beds of the streams.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Odonata
Family:Libellulidae
Genus:Orthetrum
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