Ictinogomphus rapax

Ictinogomphus rapax,[2] the common clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Indomalayan region.[1][3]

Ictinogomphus rapax
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Lindeniidae
Genus: Ictinogomphus
Species:
I. rapax
Binomial name
Ictinogomphus rapax
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Ictinus mordax Selys, 1857
  • Ictinus praecox Selys, 1854
  • Ictinus vorax Rambur, 1842

Description and habitat
Flexibility of the abdomen

It is a large yellow and black colored dragonfly with bluish-grey eyes. The thorax is black, marked with yellow or greenish-yellow stripes. The abdomen is also black with bright yellow marks. There is a leaf-like expansion in both sides of segment 8.[4]

This species usually perches on a bare twig facing the water, commonly found in ponds, tanks and rivers. It breeds in running and still water.[4]

See also

References
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  1. Mitra, A. (2010). "Ictinogomphus rapax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167365A6334728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167365A6334728.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 226–227. ISBN 9788181714954.
  4. C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 373-329.


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