Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Anisoptera Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Family Libellulidae | |
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Similar Brachythemis fuscopalliata, Diplacodes lefebvrii, Orthetrum sabina, Orthetrum chrysostigma, Selysiothemis nigra | ||
Orthetrum taeniolatum is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. The common name for this species is small skimmer. Its range of distribution spreads from eastern Europe to China, and the species itself is locally common throughout the range.
It prefers medium to slow-flowing marshy streams. Adults are common around open rocky and sandy beds of the streams.
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