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Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer Ophiogomphus severus,Pale Snaketail,Potamarcha congener Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    This is a female Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener) - no wiki page for it
    Page 65 of this book - it is a good reference to start from
    http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf
    http://diversityclub.ashoksquest.org/2011/03/20/yellow-tailed-ashy-skimmer-potamarcha-congener/
    http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=1638
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/167281/0     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
      Lion
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      Impressive identification skills as always, and a great book you have referred to. Species entry created manually. Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Shubham Rathore's profile
    Shubham Rathore
    Snow Leopard
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    Thankss Posted 11 years ago
  4. View Shubham Rathore's profile
    Shubham Rathore
    Snow Leopard
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    Thankss Posted 11 years ago

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The Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer

- A medium-sized dragonfly.
- Face: Olivaceous yellow to steel black or brown in colour.
- Wings: Transparent wings with brown tips.
- Thorax: Bluish black thorax.
- Abdomen: Blue-black in colour with yellow stripes.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Shubham Rathore

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Uploaded Nov 7, 2013. Captured Nov 6, 2013 14:09.
  • Canon EOS 1100D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/790s
  • ISO320
  • 55mm