Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea  Brauer, 1868
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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Epiprocta
Family: ​​Libellulidae
Genus: Brachydiplax
​Species: chalybea
Subspecies: chalybea

  • Common names: Greater Grey Skimmer, Yellow Patch Lieutenant, Blue Dasher, Rufous-backed Marsh Hawk
  • Thai Names: ​แมลงปอบ้านสีตะกั่วทุ่งนา
  • Distribution: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. (Distribution at species level taken from IUCN Red List, follow link bellow for subspecies details.)
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge), Chiang Mai
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea from Thailand.
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Brachydiplax chalybea (Brauer, 1868) female, Chiang Mai
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Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea (Brauer, 1868) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August
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Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea (Brauer, 1868) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August
References: 
Thai Odonata and Nature
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand​
Dow, R.A. 2010. Brachydiplax chalybea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167148A6308602. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167148A6308602.en. Downloaded on 15 December 2018.