Brachydiplax
Sign in to savethumb|B. farinosa male, Laos Brachydiplax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They occur in Asia from India to China and Southeast Asia, and New Guinea to Australia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
Brachydiplax es un género de odonatos anisópteros de la familia Libellulidae. Son libélulas de tamaño pequeño a mediano que habitan en la India, China, Sudeste Asiático, Nueva Guinea y Australia. A menudo son libélulas comunes. Los machos de muchas especies suelen azulados, mientras que las hembras tienen tonos de marrón, a veces con manchas en el abdomen (por ejemplo, B. chalybea flavovittata). Como casi todas libélulas, suelen posarse en palos, cañas o piedras cerca del agua, volando para capturar insectos y luego regresar a su percha. Brachydiplax chalybea Hembra de Brachydiplax denticauda Brachydiplax duivenbodei Brachydiplax sobrina
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Philippines, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
- Image
- Brachydiplax denticauda 1.jpg
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- Brachydiplax
- taxon name
- Brachydiplax
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Brachydiplax
- taxon author citation
- Brauer, 1868
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thumb|B. farinosa male, Laos Brachydiplax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They occur in Asia from India to China and Southeast Asia, and New Guinea to Australia.
Species of Brachydiplax are often commonly found. Males of most species are usually pale to mid powder blue. Females have shades of brown, sometimes with neat patterns of spots on the abdomen, as in Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata.
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