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Potamarcha congener  (Rambur, 1842)

Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer, Blue Pursuer, Blue Chaser, Swampwatcher, Common Chaser

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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Epiprocta
Family: ​​Libellulidae
Genus: Potamarcha
​Species: congener


  • Common names: Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer, Blue Pursuer, Blue Chaser, Swampwatcher, Common Chaser
  • Thai Names: แมลงปอบ้านทุ่งขนเทา, แมลงปอบ้านพ่อตา
  • Distribution: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.​
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Cheelong), Chiang Mai, Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Potamarcha congener from Thailand.
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Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) male, Chiang Mai
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Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) female, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) male Cheelong Chaiyaphum August
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Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) female Cheelong Chaiyaphum August
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Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) young male Chonburi November
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Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) female Cheelong Chaiyaphum August

References: 
​Mitra, A. & Dow, R.A. 2017. Potamarcha congener. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T167281A87528800. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T167281A87528800.en. Downloaded on 18 December 2018.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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