Macrodiplax cora

Macrodiplax cora
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Macrodiplax
Species:	M. cora
Binomial name
	Macrodiplax cora; (Kaup, 1867)
Synonyms
	Diplax cora Kaup in Brauer, 1867; Libellula lycoris Selys, 1872; Urothemis nigrilabris Selys, 1878; Urothemis vittata Kirby, 1893;

Macrodiplax cora,^[3] the coastal glider, also known as wandering pennant,^[4] and Cora’s pennant,^[1] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.^[1]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Description

An adult male Macrodiplax cora is a medium-sized dragonfly (length 45mm, wingspan 75mm) with a red abdomen, dorsally marked with black patches on each segment. The female abdomen is less brightly colored. The synthorax is a brownish color and may be hirsute. The wings are clear except for a yellowish patch at the base of the hind wing.^[4] Its bi-colored legs and hourglass shaped black patches on the abdominal segments will help to easily distinguish them from other red colored dragonflies.^[8]

Distribution and habitat

The species undertakes migration and may be nomadic, and is thus widespread in tropical Asia and Australasia. It occurs in South Asia, Australia and a variety of Indian and Pacific Oceans Islands. It prefers coastal lagoons, estuaries and swamps, as it is somewhat salt-tolerant.^[8]^[1]

Gallery

Male perching
Female perching
Male, Leichhardt Falls, Queensland
Female wings
Male wings

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sharma, G. (2020). "Macrodiplax cora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T167478A83378965. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167478A83378965.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Brauer, F. (1867). "Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 17: 3–26 [20]. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-02-21 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
^ ^a ^b Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
^ "Macrodiplax cora Brauer, 1867". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
^ "Macrodiplax cora Brauer, 1867". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
^ 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. 338–339. ISBN 9788181714954.
^ ^a ^b C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 448–450.

External links

[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Sharma, G. (2020). "Macrodiplax cora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T167478A83378965. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T167478A83378965.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[Kaup_1867-2] Brauer, F. (1867). "Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 17: 3–26 [20]. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-02-21 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[wol-3] Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.

[field_guide-4] Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.

[5] "Macrodiplax cora Brauer, 1867". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[6] "Macrodiplax cora Brauer, 1867". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[atlas-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. 338–339. ISBN 9788181714954.

[Fraser-8] C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 448–450.

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