<i>Crocothemis servilia</i> male
<p><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocothemis_servilia" class="extiw" title="w:Crocothemis servilia">Crocothemis servilia</a></i> is a species of dragonfly of the family <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libellulidae" class="extiw" title="w:Libellulidae">Libellulidae</a>, native to east and southeast Asia and introduced to Florida and Hawaii. It is a medium sized blood red or reddish yellow dragonfly with amber coloured patch at wing base. Abdomen has a mid dorsal black stripe. It can be confused with other species, but that stripe makes it easier to identify them.
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Taken at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudayathoor" class="extiw" title="w:Kudayathoor">Kudayathoor</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala" class="extiw" title="w:Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" class="extiw" title="w:India">India</a>.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jkadavoor" title="User:Jkadavoor">Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India</a>
2010-03-05 13:23:07
<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>