Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)

Found in Asia: China, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan

Photos from: Cambodia[KH] India[IN] Indonesia[ID] Malaysia[MY] Singapore[SG] Sri Lanka[LK] Thailand[TH] Viet Nam[VN]
Sub-Order: ANISOPTERA Super-Family: LIBELLULOIDEA Family: LIBELLULIDAE
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Pic 2007
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Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Kerala, India (India) on 2006-06-07

Photo taken in Changanacherry, Kerala.


  

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Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Chon Buri Province, Pattaya (Thailand) on 2006-01-10

, a small grassy swamp with cattail and reed, surrounded with by trees, at the Jomtien beach, between B.O. Guesthouse and Jomtien Metro Condotel.

A male.


  

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Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-12

Bottom view of the male anal appendages.


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Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-12

Top view show the anal appendages at the abdomen tips of a Lathrecista asiatica male.

Dragonflies have a pair of superior appendages and a single inferior appendages, total three.

(Damselflies have a pair of inferior appendages and a pair of superior appendages, total four appendages)


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Upl on 2007-09-13

Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-12

This male Lathrecista asiatica abdomen is the usual bright red color but not a healthy skin.

A- Looks like wound left by insect bit ( 3 such wounds)
B- Yellow patches like color deterioration.


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Upl on 2007-09-13

Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-12

This male was perching beside a shallow monsoon drain with milky water of only 4 inches deep. Near by were 3 other male.

Notice a big fat louse sucking at the bottom thorax. Perhaps because infected with these lice, this Lathrecista asiatica has serious skin disease (see next photo). Lice is a common parasitic found on dragonflies.


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Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-12

Lathrecista asiatica has narrow hind wings.
This male Lathrecista asiatica measurement :
Hind wing = 36mm
Hind wing span = 76mm
Total body length = 46mm
Abdomen length = 30mm


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Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-16

An easy way to identify a female Lathrecista asiatica is this yellow strip running over the thorax through the abdomen and gradually narrowed into a line toward segment 8.


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Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-16

A female Lathrecista asiatica.

The long and narrow wing shape indicate this species is a speed flyer.


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Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-16

Segment 9 of this female Lathrecista asiatica is very unusual.

A - The lower part of segment 9 extended out into a pair of wing-like valves as if having a pair of inferior appendage which only males have.

B - The ‘tongue’ of segment 9 (several species have) is exceptionally long.


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