Rhyothemis variegata

Rhyothemis variegata
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Rhyothemis
Species: R. variegata
Binomial name
Rhyothemis variegata
(Linnaeus, 1763)

Rhyothemis variegata, known as the common picture wing or variegated flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies.

R. variegata
Common Picture wing from Angamaly, Kerala, South India(Local name: Onathumpi, ഓണത്തുമ്പി)

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