Orthetrum pruinosum  (Burmeister, 1839)

Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk, Pink Skimmer, Common Red Skimmer, Black-bodied Skimmer
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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Epiprocta
Family: ​​Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
​Species: pruinosum

  • Common names: Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk, Pink Skimmer, Common Red Skimmer, Black-bodied Skimmer
  • Thai Names: ​แมลงปอบ้านเสือผู้ม่วงแดง, แมลงปอบ้านเสือผู้ม่วง, แมลงปอบ้านสีหม่นท้องแดง
  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Samoeng), Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Additional notes: 
Orthetrum pruinosum location map.jpg
Image locations
Images of Orthetrum pruinosum from Thailand.
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Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839) male, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai
Orthetrum pruinosum male Pai Mae Hong Son Dec 2018.jpg
Orthetrum pruinosum male, Pai, Mae Hong Son, December 2018
Orthetrum pruinosum Samoeng Chiang Mai Dec 2018.jpg
Orthetrum pruinosum male, Samoeng, Chiang Mai, December 2018
References: 
​Thai Odonata & Nature
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand
Sharma, G. 2010. Orthetrum pruinosum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167097A6301540. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167097A6301540.en. Downloaded on 18 December 2018.