Scarlet Basker

Urothemis signata · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Greater Crimson Glider

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The Scarlet Basker is a medium dragonfly with red eyes and a blood-red abdomen marked with black spots on the last two segments. Its transparent wings have an amber spot surrounded by a dark-brown patch at the base of the hind-wings, and females look similar but are yellowish with additional black spots on segments 3-7. It breeds in ponds and slow-flowing lowland rivers, often perching on exposed twigs, and has spread into urban parks and water bodies across many Asian countries.

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How to recognize it

The wings are clear with an amber spot edged by dark brown at the hind-wing base, and the abdomen is bright red with black markings on segments 8 and 9. Females look like males but are yellowish, and they have repeated black dorsal spots from segments 3 to 7.

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Where it lives

It breeds in ponds and slow-moving rivers in lowland areas. Males often perch on exposed twigs, and the species has colonised urban ponds and park water bodies.

Source: Wikipedia