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Trithemis aurora  (Burmeister, 1839)

Crimson Marsh Glider, Crimson Dropwing, Red Top Skimmer, Down Dropwing

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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Epiprocta
Family: ​​Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
​Species: aurora


  • Common names: Crimson Marsh Glider, Crimson Dropwing, Red Top Skimmer, Down Dropwing
  • Thai Names: แมลงปอบ้านใต้ผู้ม่วง, แมลงปอบ้านไตรมิตรผู้ม่วง, แมลงปอบ้านแดง
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Nam Tok Tad Fa), Chanthaburi (Khao Soi Dao N.P.), Chiang Mai (Chom Thong, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Mae Rim, Samoeng), Mae Hong Son (Pai), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Trithemis aurora from Thailand.
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) male Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi July
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) female, Mae Rim Chiang Mai
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) male, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) male, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) female, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) male, Chom Thong Chiang Mai
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) male Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi July
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) female Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum October
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) female, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Trithemis aurora male Pai Mae Hong Son Dec 2018.jpg
Trithemis aurora male, Pai, Mae Hong Son, December 2018
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Trithemis aurora male, Pai, Mae Hong Son, December 2018
Trithemis aurora male Samoeng Chiang Mai Dec 2018.jpg
Trithemis aurora male, Samoeng, Chiang Mai, December 2018
Trithemis aurora male Doi Suthep-Pui NP June 2019.jpg
Trithemis aurora male, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, June 2019
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Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) male, Nakhon Si Thammarat, June
Trithemis aurora female Suthep Chiang Mai March 2020.jpg
Trithemis aurora female, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, March 2020

References: 
​Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand
Subramanian, K.A. & Dow, R.A. 2010. Trithemis aurora. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167395A6341159. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167395A6341159.en. Downloaded on 20 December 2018.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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