Described: (Burmeister, 1839).
States with an open record: Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 10B Islands: Nicobars, 2B Himalaya: West, 2C Himalaya: Central, 2D Himalaya: East, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast, 9A North-East: Bramhaputra Valley, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Libellulidae; order: Odonata.

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Orthetrum pruinosum

Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk

Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk (Orthetrum pruinosum), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2010). Open records in 21 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF and IUCN. Group: Insects: dragonflies & damselflies.

Dragonflies and damselflies of Chandigarh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Uttarakhand · Dragonflies and damselflies of Delhi · Dragonflies and damselflies of Rajasthan · Dragonflies and damselflies of Uttar Pradesh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Sikkim · Dragonflies and damselflies of Arunachal Pradesh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Manipur · Dragonflies and damselflies of Tripura · Dragonflies and damselflies of Meghalaya · Dragonflies and damselflies of Assam · Dragonflies and damselflies of West Bengal · Dragonflies and damselflies of Jharkhand · Dragonflies and damselflies of Odisha · Dragonflies and damselflies of Madhya Pradesh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Maharashtra · Dragonflies and damselflies of Karnataka · Dragonflies and damselflies of Goa · Dragonflies and damselflies of Kerala · Dragonflies and damselflies of Tamil Nadu · Dragonflies and damselflies of Andaman and Nicobar

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