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Crocothemis servilia servilia  (Drury, 1773)

Scarlet Skimmer, Crimson Darter

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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Epiprocta
Family: ​​Libellulidae
Genus: Crocothemis
​Species: servilia
Subspecies: servilia


  • Common names: Scarlet Skimmer, Crimson Darter
  • Thai Names: แมลงปอบ้านบ่อ, แมลงปอบ้านแดงเหลืองใหญ่
  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Armenia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Cheelong), Chiang Mai​, Chonburi (Pattaya), Nakhon Si Thammarat.​ 
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Crocothemis servilia servilia from Thailand.
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Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1773) male Cheelong Chaiyaphum
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Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1773) male Cheelong Chaiyaphum
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Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) female, Chiang Mai
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Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) female, Chiang Mai
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Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) male, Chiang Mai
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Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) male, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Crocothemis servilia servilia male, Suthep, Chiang Mai, Jan 2020
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Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) young male, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) female, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1773) female Pattaya Chonburi May
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Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1773) female Cheelong Chaiyaphum August
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Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1773) female Cheelong Chaiyaphum August
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Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) female Cheelong Chaiyaphum August

References: 
​Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand
Dow, R.A. 2017. Crocothemis servilia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T163607A80679957. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T163607A80679957.en. Downloaded on 16 December 2018.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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