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Orthetrum sabina sabina.jpg

Orthetrum sabina  (Drury, 1770)

Green Marsh Hawk, Slender Skimmer

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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Epiprocta
Family: ​​Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
​Species: sabina


  • Common names: Green Marsh Hawk, Slender Skimmer
  • Thai Names: แมลงปอบ้านเสือลายเขียว, แมลงปอบ้านเสือลาย, แมลงปอบ้านเสือเขียว
  • Distribution: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Hong Hong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Oman, Pakistan, ; Papua New Guinea, Philippines; Qatar, Russia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, East Timor, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, ​Yemen
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Cheelong), Chiang Mai (A,Muang, Chom Thang, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Orthetrum sabina from Thailand.
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Chiang Mai, A.Muang
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Chiang Mai, A.Muang
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Chiang Mai, A.Muang
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Chiang Mai, A.Muang
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) with prey, Chom Thang, Chiang Mai
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Chiang Mai
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Cheelong Chaiyaphum July
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Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) male Cheelong Chaiyaphum November
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Orthetrum sabina sabina male, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, April 2020

References: 
​Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand
Mitra, A. 2013. Orthetrum sabina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T165470A17533255. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T165470A17533255.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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