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Tholymis tillarga.jpg

Tholymis tillarga  (Fabricius, 1798)

Old World Twister, Coral-tailed Cloud Wing, Crepuscular Darter, Evening Skimmer, Foggy-winged twister

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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Epiprocta
Family: ​​Libellulidae
Genus: Tholymis
​Species: tillarga


  • Common names: Old World Twister, Coral-tailed Cloud Wing, Crepuscular Darter, Evening Skimmer, Foggy-winged twister
  • Thai Names: แมลงปอบ้านจุดน้ำตาลขาว
  • Distribution: Africa, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Equatorial Guinea, French Polynesia, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tonga
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (A.Muang), Chonburi (Pattaya)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Tholymis tillarga from Thailand.
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Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) male, Chiang Mai
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Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) female, Pattaya Chonburi March

References: 
​Clausnitzer, V. 2016. Tholymis tillarga. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T60048A83382535. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.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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