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Paddyfield Parasol

Neurothemis intermedia

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 61, February 33, March 50, April 33, May 38, June 39, July 30, August 31, September 52, October 54, November 83, December 66.
India570
Assam200
Thailand170
Mahārāshtra119
Kerala75
Bangkok36
Chhattīsgarh35
West Bengal29
Sri Lanka25
Nakhon Ratchasima Province24

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderDragonflies and Damselflies · Odonata
FamilySkimmers · Libellulidae
GenusParasols · Neurothemis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Paddyfield Parasol with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.