Saffron [2] ( lat. Crocothemis ) is a genus of insects from the family of real dragonflies [3] . Various species of this genus are found in southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the southwestern Pacific. They are usually medium in size.
| Saffron |
Crocothemis servilia , male |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Ancient winged insects |
| Suborder : | Damselfly Dragonflies |
| Superfamily : | Libelluloidea |
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| International scientific name |
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Crocothemis Brauer , 1868 [1] |
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These dragonflies are noticeable because of their bright color. The color of males is usually very bright, from bright red in several species, to bright blue Australian C. nigrifrons . Females tend to be dull brown or orange.
Like most real dragonflies, they tend to sit on sticks, reeds or stones near the water, take off to catch an insect and return to their place.
The genus includes the following species [4] :
- Crocothemis brevistigma Pinhey, 1961
- Crocothemis corocea Navás, 1918
- Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898
- Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
- ? Crocothemis misrai Baijal & Agarwal, 1956
- Crocothemis nigrifrons (Kirby, 1894)
- Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)
- Crocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1921
- Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1770)
- Crocothemis striata Lohmann, 1981
