Hydrobasileus croceus,[2] the amber-winged marsh glider,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widely distributed species in many Asian countries.[5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Hydrobasileus |
| Species: | H. croceus
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| Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)
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Description and habitat
editIt is a large reddish-brown dragonfly with golden-amber tinted wings. Eyes are reddish-brown above, yellowish below. Its thorax is ohvaceous suffused with golden reddish-brown, Its base of hind-wings have a moderately broad dark reddish-brown mark. Abdomen is olivaceous, changing to ochreous towards anal end, marked with black. Segments 4 to 9 have apical and basal dorsal black wedge-shaped spots.[7]
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It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes. The male is often seen patrolling over water, and rarely perches. When perched, they prefer to hang vertically on twigs inside dense shrubbery.[3][4][8][7][9]
See also
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- ^ Mitra, A. (2010). "Hydrobasileus croceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167093A6300617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167093A6300617.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b "Hydrobasileus croceus Brauer, 1867". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ a b "Hydrobasileus croceus Brauer, 1867". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
- ^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 326–327. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 429–430.
- ^ "Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)". Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 444–445.
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