Saturday, March 19, 2011

A Skimmer Dragonfly: Orthetrum sabina

capung badak Orthetrum sabina 1
I found this Slender Skimmer dragonfly in the backyard.

English names Green Skimmer; Slender Skimmer; Green Marsh Hawk
Indonesian name Capung Badak 
Scientific name Orthetrum sabina
Synonyms - Lepthemis divisum Selys, 1878
- Libellula ampullacea Schneider, 1845
- Libellula gibba Fabricius, 1798
- Libellula leptura Burmeister, 1839
- Orthetrum nigrescens Bartenef, 1929

Classification of A skimmer Dragonfly: Orthetrum sabina

Natura - nature
Mundus Plinius - physical world
Naturalia
Biota
Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
Kingdom Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
Branch Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
Infrakingdom Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
Superphylum Panarthropoda
Phylum Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
Subphylum Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
Infraphylum Atelocerata
Superclass Panhexapoda
Epiclass Hexapoda
Class Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
Subclass Dicondylia
Infraclass Pterygota
Superorder Odonatoptera
Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 - dragonflies and damselflies
Suborder Epiprocta
Infraorder Anisoptera
Superfamily Libelluloidea Rambur, 1842
Family Libellulidae™ Rambur, 1842
Subfamily Libellulinae™ Rambur, 1842
Genus Orthetrum Newman, 1833
Specific name sabina subsp. sabina Drury, 1773
Scientific name Orthetrum sabina subsp. sabina Drury, 1773
capung badak Orthetrum sabina 2capung badak Orthetrum sabina 4
capung badak Orthetrum sabina 6
Camera: Sony Ericsson K800i
Location: Jonggol, West Java, Indonesia 

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References:
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthetrum_sabina
  • taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?id=17485&tree=0.1
  • zipcodezoo.com/Animals/O/Orthetrum_sabina/

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