Macrodiplax cora

Macrodiplax cora
Male
Female
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Macrodiplax
Species:	M. cora
Macrodiplax cora(Kaup, 1867)
Diplax cora Kaup in Brauer, 1867
Libellula lycoris Selys, 1872
Urothemis nigrilabris Selys, 1878
Urothemis vittata Kirby, 1893

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Macrodiplax cora, the coastal glider, also known as wandering pennant, and Cora's pennant, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

An adult male Macrodiplax cora is a medium-sized dragonfly (length 45mm, wingspan 75mm) with a red abdomen, dorsally marked with black patches on each segment. The female abdomen is less brightly colored. The synthorax is a brownish color and may be hirsute. The wings are clear except for a yellowish patch at the base of the hind wing. Its bi-colored legs and hourglass shaped black patches on the abdominal segments will help to easily distinguish them from other red colored dragonflies.

The species undertakes migration and may be nomadic, and is thus widespread in tropical Asia and Australasia. It occurs in South Asia, Australia and a variety of Indian and Pacific Oceans Islands. It prefers coastal lagoons, estuaries and swamps, as it is somewhat salt-tolerant.

• Male perching

• Female perching

• Male, Leichhardt Falls, Queensland

• Female wings

• Male wings

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