Crocothemis servilia
| Scarlet skimmer | |
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| C. s. servilia, male | |
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| C. s. mariannae, male | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Crocothemis |
| Species: | C. servilia |
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Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) |
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The scarlet skimmer or ruddy marsh skimmer,Crocothemis servilia, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Jamaica, Florida, and Hawaii.
It is a medium sized blood red dragonfly with a thin black line along the mid-dorsal abdomen. It breads in ponds, ditches, marshes, open swamps and rice fields.
There are two known subspecies; Crocothemis servilia servilia Drury, 1773 and Crocothemis servilia mariannae Kiauta, 1983.C. s. mariannae lacks the mid-dorsal black stripe.
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