36. Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)

Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)

Number: 36

Family: Libellulidae

Genus: Orthetrum 

Species: Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839) 
Common name: Crimson tailed Marsh hawk

Habitat: Forests, lakes, ponds 

Distribution: Chittagong, Sylhet

Abundance: Common

Flight season: June- November

                                                       Male

The males are spectacular insects with abdominal segments red. The thorax is black, legs are black, wings are transparent, pterostigma black.
  

The matting pair I have spotted from Sylhet. The pair was matting in the reeds associated to the streams.