Lathrecista asiatica
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Lathrecista asiatica, the Asiatic Blood Tail, is a species of dragonfly
in family Libellulidae
. It is the only species in its genus
. The species is widespread, occurring from India to Australia.
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
in family Libellulidae
Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded , there still remains a...
. It is the only species in its genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
. The species is widespread, occurring from India to Australia.
Subspecies
- Lathrecista asiatica asiatica
- Lathrecista asiatica pectoralis (Kaup in Brauer, 1867)