Orthetrum sabina

Orthetrum sabina
Male, Cyprus
Female, Nepal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Species:
O. sabina
Binomial name
Orthetrum sabina
(Drury, 1770)[2]
Synonyms
  • Lepthemis divisa Selys, 1878
  • Libellua leptura Burmeister, 1839
  • Libellula ampullacea Schneider, 1845
  • Libellula gibba Fabricius, 1798
  • Libellula sabina Drury, 1770
  • Orthetrum nigrescens Bartenev, 1929
  • Orthetrum viduatum Lieftinck, 1942

Orthetrum sabina, the slender skimmer[1] or green marsh hawk,[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[4][5] It is widespread, being found from south-eastern Europe and North Africa to Japan and south to Australia and Micronesia.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Mitra, A. (2020). "Orthetrum sabina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T165470A83377025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T165470A83377025.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Drury, D. (1770). Illustrations of Natural History; wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of exotic insects according to their genera. London: White. pp. 130 [114]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61910 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  4. ^ "Species Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  7. ^ 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. 357–358. ISBN 9788181714954.