Common name: Scarlet Marsh Hawk
Malayalam name: തീക്കരിമുത്തൻ, ചോപ്പൻ കുറുവാലൻ
Scientific name: Aethriamanta brevipennis Rambur, 1842
Place of observation: Thumboor - Kerala
Date of observation: Various
Male: Abdomen: 17-20mm. Hind wing: 23-26mm.
Female: Abdomen: 16mm, Hind wing: 23mm.
Male: Abdomen: 17-20mm. Hind wing: 23-26mm.
Female: Abdomen: 16mm, Hind wing: 23mm.
Description: A small dragonfly with the black thorax and scarlet yellow abdomen.
Male:
The face is covered with short and stiff black hairs.
Eyes: Dark reddish-brown paler towards lateral and undersides.
Thorax: Dark chocolate brown above, which pales to golden olivaceous-brown on sides.
Legs: Black. Hind femora marked with a bright blood-red spot.
Wings: Transparent and tinted with deep golden amber at the base. In the hind wings, the amber tint encircles a black opaque area. The venation within this region is bright golden yellow.
Wing spot: Blackish brown.
Abdomen: Bright red contrasting with the blackish thorax.
Female:
Eyes: Dark reddish-brown. Thorax: Golden-olivaceous above and paler sides.
Legs: Black. The red spot on the hind femora of the male is replaced by bright yellow.
Wings: Very similar to the male, but opaque black basal spot usually small.
Wing spot: Greyish white. Abdomen: Golden olivaceous with dorsal black triangular
or rhomboidal markings. Habits and habitat: Found in weed-covered ponds,
tanks and ditches. They have adapted to the urban environment and could be seen
in garden ponds in cities. Breeding: Breeds in weed-covered ponds and tanks.
Flight season: May-October.
Eyes: Dark reddish-brown paler towards lateral and undersides.
Thorax: Dark chocolate brown above, which pales to golden olivaceous-brown on sides.
Legs: Black. Hind femora marked with a bright blood-red spot.
Wings: Transparent and tinted with deep golden amber at the base. In the hind wings, the amber tint encircles a black opaque area. The venation within this region is bright golden yellow.
Wing spot: Blackish brown.
Abdomen: Bright red contrasting with the blackish thorax.
Female:
Eyes: Dark reddish-brown. Thorax: Golden-olivaceous above and paler sides.
Legs: Black. The red spot on the hind femora of the male is replaced by bright yellow.
Wings: Very similar to the male, but opaque black basal spot usually small.
Wing spot: Greyish white. Abdomen: Golden olivaceous with dorsal black triangular
or rhomboidal markings. Habits and habitat: Found in weed-covered ponds,
tanks and ditches. They have adapted to the urban environment and could be seen
in garden ponds in cities. Breeding: Breeds in weed-covered ponds and tanks.
Flight season: May-October.
Distribution: Widely distributed in the Western Ghats and Northeastern India.
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| Male Obelisk Posture |
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| Immature male. |
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| Subadult male |
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| Female. Obelisk Posture. |
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| Female. Obelisk Posture. |
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Immature male. Obelisk Posture
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