Orthetrum triangulare  (Selys, 1878)

Blue-tailed Forest Hawk, Triangle Skimmer, Lesser Blue Skimmer
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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Epiprocta
Family: ​​Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
​Species: triangulare

  • Common names: Blue-tailed Forest Hawk, Triangle Skimmer, Lesser Blue Skimmer
  • Thai Names: แมลงปอบ้านเสือสามเหลี่ยม
  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.)
  • Additional notes: 
Orthetrum triangulare location map.jpg
Image locations
Images of Orthetrum triangulare from Thailand.
Orthetrum triangulare male.jpg
Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878) male, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
Orthetrum trinagulare.jpg
Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878) copula, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
Orthetrum trinagulare.jpg
Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878) copula, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
Orthetrum trinagulare.jpg
Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878) copula, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
Orthetrum triangulare female Huay Keaw Waterfall Chiang Mai Dec 2019.jpg
Orthetrum triangulare female, Huay Keaw Waterfall, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, Dec 2019
Orthetrum triangulare male Suthep Chiang Mai April 2020
Orthetrum triangulare male, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, April 2020
References: 
​Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand
Dow, R.A. 2010. Orthetrum triangulare. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167098A6301833. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167098A6301833.en. Downloaded on 18 December 2018.