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Slender Blue Skimmer
Orthetrum luzonicum
The Marsh skimmer, also known as tricolored marsh hawk, and slender blue skimmer, (Orthetrum luzonicum) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries. It breeds in marshes, boggy areas and wet abandoned rice fields. Commonly found perched around marshes, ponds, paddy fields, and stagnant part of rivers and streams.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 107964.