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Blue-tailed Forest Hawk
Orthetrum triangulare
Orthetrum triangulare is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. It is usually found in hilly and montane areas, and breeds in small ponds and marshy areas, and is tolerant of disturbance. The common name for this species is blue-tailed forest hawk. Two subspecies of Orthetrum triangulare are currently recognised, the nominate subspecies and O. t. malaccense.
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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 107981.