Capung Merah or scarlet skimmer or ruddy marsh skimmer ( Crocothemis servilia ) is a dragonfly species in Libellulidae and has two known subspecies, Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1773) which has a mid-dorsal black line and Crocothemis servilia mariannae (Kiauta, 1983) which does not have a mid-dorsal black line. C. servilia is a blood-red dragonfly, medium size and thin black lines along the middle abdomen, blood red eyes and purple side, ferruginous bright thorax and often blood red on the dorsum. Scarlet skimmer has a blood red belly with a long and narrow black mid-dorsal carina. Females are similar to males, but thorax and abdomen are brown-olive and mid-dorsal black carina is rather wide. These insects are found on the shore to a height of more than 3,000 m above sea level. Dragonflies breed in aqueous environments including lakes, ponds, rivers, swamps and rice fields as a place to lay eggs and spend their pre-adult childhood. Capung are strong pilots and have a w...
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