Orthetrum abbotti is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Common names include little skimmer and Abbott's skimmer.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthetrum |
| Species: | O. abbotti
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| Orthetrum abbotti Calvert, 1892
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The species is found in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and also Jordan and Yemen.[1][2] Its preferred habitats are small marshy spots (such as seeps, marshy verges of streams and grassy puddles) in grasslands and savannas.[3]
This is a small Orthetrum; length 33–38 mm, wingspan 52–60 mm. Mature males are pale blue and the crest of the frons may be dark. The hook of the hamule is long and thin. Females and teneral males have only thin dark lines on the thorax.[4][5]
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References edit
- ^ a b c Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B. (2016). "Orthetrum abbotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59948A83855313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59948A83855313.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ A. KATBEH-BADER; Z. AMR; M. ABU BAKER; A. MAHASNEH. "The dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Jordan" (PDF). Zobodat.at. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V. (2014). The dragonflies and damselflies of eastern Africa. Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa. ISBN 978-94-916-1506-1.
- ^ Tarboton, Warwick & Michèle (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. South Africa: Warwick & Michèle Tarboton. ISBN 0620298871.
- ^ Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa (1st ed.). Sofia: Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
External links edit
Media related to Orthetrum abbotti at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Orthetrum abbotti at Wikispecies- Orthetrum abbotti on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
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